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Cathay Media And Education Group (HKSE:01981) Cash Ratio : 1.76 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cathay Media And Education Group 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. Cathay Media And Education Group's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.76.

Cathay Media And Education Group has a Cash Ratio of 1.76. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cathay Media And Education Group's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01981' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86   Med: 1.76   Max: 3.81
Current: 1.76

During the past 7 years, Cathay Media And Education Group's highest Cash Ratio was 3.81. The lowest was 0.86. And the median was 1.76.

HKSE:01981's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
79.09% of 263 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 0.7 vs HKSE:01981: 1.76

Cathay Media And Education Group Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cathay Media And Education Group'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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Cathay Media And Education Group Cash Ratio Chart

Cathay Media And Education Group Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.51 3.81 0.86 1.84 1.76

Cathay Media And Education Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.86 2.32 1.84 3.29 1.76

Competitive Comparison of Cathay Media And Education Group's Cash Ratio

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Cathay Media And Education Group'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.


Cathay Media And Education Group's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Cathay Media And Education Group's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cathay Media And Education Group's Cash Ratio falls into.



Cathay Media And Education Group Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Cathay Media And Education Group's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=1245.733/707.987
=1.76

Cathay Media And Education Group's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=1245.733/707.987
=1.76

* 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.


Cathay Media And Education Group  (HKSE:01981) 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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Cathay Media And Education Group (HKSE:01981) Business Description

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Address
No. 93 Jianguo Road, 22nd Floor, Block 12, Wanda Plaza, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN
Cathay Media And Education Group Inc is a media group, engaged in TV/film production business and higher education business focused on media and arts. The company produces films, TV shows, Web films, and TV series. Its segments include TV/Film production and investment, and Education and training. The majority of the revenue is derived from the higher education segment.
Executives
Pu Shulin 2307 Founder of a discretionary trust who can infl
Luo Jacqueline 2202 Interest of your spouse
Cathay Media Holding Inc. 2101 Beneficial owner
Media One International (ptc) Limited 2301 Trustee
Winning Global Ventures Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Areo Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Highland Pines Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Lam Lai Ming 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Li Gabriel 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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