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Talisman Energy (FRA:TLM) Cash Ratio : 0.08 (As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Talisman Energy 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. Talisman Energy's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.08.

Talisman Energy has a Cash Ratio of 0.08. 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 Talisman Energy's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:TLM's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Talisman Energy Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Talisman Energy'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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Talisman Energy Cash Ratio Chart

Talisman Energy 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 0.45 0.14 0.27 0.10 0.08

Talisman Energy Quarterly Data
Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14
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 0.10 0.20 0.11 0.08 0.08

Competitive Comparison of Talisman Energy's Cash Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Talisman Energy'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.


Talisman Energy's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Talisman Energy's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Talisman Energy Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Talisman Energy'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
=212.482/2576.547
=0.08

Talisman Energy's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2014 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=212.482/2576.547
=0.08

* 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.


Talisman Energy  (FRA:TLM) 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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Talisman Energy (FRA:TLM) Business Description

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Talisman Energy Inc was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act in Canada on December 14, 1982. The Company is a Canadian-based independent oil and gas producers company. Its main business activities are exploration, development, production, transportation and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. In 2014, the Company's activities were conducted in four geographic segments: North America, the North Sea, Southeast Asia, and Other. The North America segment includes operations in Canada and the U.S. The North Sea segment includes operations and exploration activities in the UK and Norway. The Southeast Asia segment includes operations and exploration activities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea and non-operated production in Australia/Timor-Leste. The Company also had non-operated production in Algeria, operations and exploration activities in Colombia and exploration activities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. For ease of reference, the activities in Algeria, Colombia and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where applicable, are referred to collectively as the other geographic segment or Rest of World, except where otherwise noted. For operational purposes, Talisman has two core operating areas: the Americas and Asia-Pacific. The Company's aggregate production from its consolidated entities and equity investments for the year ended December 31, 2014 was 369 mboe/d, comprised of 43 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 794 mmcf/d of gas from North America; 43 mbbls/d of oil and 510 mmcf/d of gas from Southeast Asia; 30 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 20 mmcf/d of gas from the North Sea; and 24 mbbls/d of oil and liquids and 48 mmcf/d of gas from other areas.

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