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Doverddlery (FRA:D1R) Cash Ratio : 0.04 (As of Mar. 2015)


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What is Doverddlery Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Doverddlery's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 0.04.

Doverddlery has a Cash Ratio of 0.04. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Doverddlery's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:D1R's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.35
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Doverddlery Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Doverddlery's Cash Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Doverddlery Cash Ratio Chart

Doverddlery Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.09 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02

Doverddlery Quarterly Data
Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.04

Competitive Comparison of Doverddlery's Cash Ratio

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Doverddlery's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Doverddlery's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Doverddlery's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Doverddlery's Cash Ratio falls into.



Doverddlery Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Doverddlery's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2014 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.255/11.078
=0.02

Doverddlery's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2015 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.418/11.537
=0.04

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Doverddlery  (FRA:D1R) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Doverddlery Business Description

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Dover Saddlery, Inc. is a Delaware Corporation. The Company was founded in 1975. It is a specialty retailer and the largest multi-channel marketer of premium, equestrian products in the U.S. The Company sells its products through a multi-channel strategy, including direct and retail. The Company offers a comprehensive selection of products required to own, ride, train and compete with a horse. The Company's equestrian product line includes a broad variety of separate items such as saddles, tack, specialized apparel, footwear, horse clothing, horse health and stable products. The Company has established itself as the largest multi-channel marketer of equestrian tack, specialized apparel, horse care and stable products in the U.S. and plans to continue its multi-channel retail strategy to capitalize on strong brand equity and utilize its customer database. This multi-channel strategy enables it to capture customer data, achieve operational synergies, provide a seamless and convenient shopping experience for its customers, cross market its products and reinforce its brand across channels. As of December 31, 2012, it operated seventeen stores under the Dover Saddlery brand and one store under the Smith Brothers brand. The Company is subject to numerous regulations governing the Internet and e-commerce, retailers generally, the importation, promotion and sale of merchandise, and the operation of retail stores and warehouse facilities.

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