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GOME Retail HoldingsGMELF Cash Ratio is 0.01 as of Dec. 2025, which is 93% below its 10-year median of 0.15. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,117 Retail - Cyclical companies, GOME Retail Holdings ranks worse than 97.31% on this metric.
GOME Retail Holdings has a Cash Ratio of 0.01. 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 GOME Retail Holdings's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
GMELF'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.15 Max: 0.48
Current: 0.01
During the past 13 years, GOME Retail Holdings's highest Cash Ratio was 0.48. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.15.
GMELF's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 97.31% of 1117
companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.35
vs GMELF: 0.01
GOME Retail Holdings (OTCPK:GMELF) 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.
GOME Retail Holdings Cash Ratio Related Terms
GOME Retail Holdings Cash Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for GOME Retail Holdings'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.
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, GOME Retail Holdings'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.
GOME Retail Holdings Cash Ratio vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, GOME Retail Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where GOME Retail Holdings's Cash Ratio falls into.
* 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.
GOME Retail Holdings (GMELF) has a Cash Ratio of 0.01 as of Dec. 2025. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on GOME Retail Holdings and its competitors. This is 93% below median its historical median of 0.15. Over the past decade, GOME Retail Holdings' Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.01 to 0.48. According to the industry distribution chart, GOME Retail Holdings ranks #1087 out of 1117 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 97.3%.
Is GOME Retail Holdings' Cash Ratio too high?
GOME Retail Holdings' current Cash Ratio of 0.01 is 93% below median its 10-year median of 0.15. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.01 to a high of 0.48. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Cash Ratio is 0.35. GOME Retail Holdings' value of 0.01 is 97.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, GOME Retail Holdings ranks #1087 out of 1117 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does GOME Retail Holdings' Cash Ratio compare to CASY and WSM?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, GOME Retail Holdings ranks #1087 out of 1117 companies for Cash Ratio. This places GOME Retail Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cash Ratio is 0.35. GOME Retail Holdings' value of 0.01 is 97.1% below this benchmark. Historically, GOME Retail Holdings' own Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.01 to 0.48 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.15 vs. the industry median of 0.35, GOME Retail Holdings has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Ratio for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Cash Ratio among Retail - Cyclical companies is 0.35, based on 1,117 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cash Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cash Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. GOME Retail Holdings's current Cash Ratio of 0.01 is 97.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Ratio mean?
A high Cash Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on GOME Retail Holdings and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Cash Ratio is 0.35 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. GOME Retail Holdings's current Cash Ratio is 0.01, which is 93% below median its own 10-year median of 0.15. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is GOME Retail Holdings stock overvalued right now?
GOME Retail Holdings (GMELF) has a current Cash Ratio of 0.01. The current Cash Ratio is 0.01, which is 93% below median its 10-year median of 0.15 and 97.1% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 0.35. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Ratio calculated?
Cash Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For GOME Retail Holdings (GMELF), the current Cash Ratio is 0.01 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
GOME Retail Holdings Ltd is engaged in the operation and management of retail stores and an online sales network for electrical appliances, consumer electronic products, liquor products, and general merchandise. Additionally, it provides franchise and management services and commission-based services to franchised stores. Geographically, nearly all of the Group's revenue is derived from its customers in Mainland China.
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