Freescale Semiconductor has a Cash Ratio of 0.69. 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 Freescale Semiconductor's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FSL's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 1.065 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.
Freescale Semiconductor Cash Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Freescale Semiconductor's Cash Ratio
For the Semiconductors subindustry, Freescale Semiconductor'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.
Freescale Semiconductor's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Freescale Semiconductor's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Freescale Semiconductor's Cash Ratio falls into.
Freescale Semiconductor Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Freescale Semiconductor's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:
* 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.
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) 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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Freescale Semiconductor (Freescale Semiconductor) Business Description
Freescale Semiconductor Ltd was incorporated in Delaware on December 3, 2003. The Company provides embedded processors such as microcontrollers and digital networking processors. Its embedded processors, along with its analog, sensor and radio frequency devices, as well as a full suite of software and design tools, it provides integrated embedded processing solutions. The Company's business is organized around five principal product groups: Microcontrollers, Digital Networking, Automotive Microcontrollers, Analog and Sensors, and Radio Frequency. The Company's embedded processor products include Microcontrollers, single and multicore MPUs, Digital Signal Controllers, applications processors and Digital Signal Processors. It also offers Radio Frequency, power management, motor drivers, high voltage actuators, analog, mixed-signal devices and precision sensors. The Company's Communications Processors product portfolio includes 32-bit and 64-bit offerings ranging from a single core to 28- and 45-nanometer multicore QorIQ communications processors. It's Microcontrollers product portfolio ranges from ultra-low power, low-end 8-bit products to higher performance 16-bit and 32-bit products with on-board flash memory such as the Qorivva product line. Its wireless products utilize and support multiple standards and frequencies, including the IEEE standard 802.15.4, and sub-1 GHz solutions in its solutions for medical devices, smart meters and smart energy, consumer appliances, Radio Frequency remote controls and home automation. The Company provides Applications Processors such as ARM-based i.MX application processors with integrated audio, video and graphics capability. Its Digital Signal Processors product portfolio includes single-core to multicore based on the StarCore architecture. Its Analog and Mixed-Signal products portfolio includes driving actuators such as in motors, valves, and lights, switching large currents, regulating power to electronic components in a system, charging and cell balancing batteries and providing precision sense and control interfaces for complex analog systems. The Company's Xtrinsic smart sensor platforms combine inertial sensors and embedded processors with connectivity and power management supported by a reference software toolset. The Company's Radio Frequency power portfolio includes solutions from 1 watt to more than 1 kilowatt. Its low power portfolio provides a mix of Radio Frequency small signal and low power products. The Company sells its products directly to OEMs, distributors, original design manufacturers and contract manufacturers. It owns and operates five manufacturing facilities, of which three are wafer fabrication facilities and two are assembly and test facilities.
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