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IRDMB.PFD (Iridium Communications) Cash Ratio : 1.18 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Iridium Communications 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. Iridium Communications's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.18.

Iridium Communications has a Cash Ratio of 1.18. 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 Iridium Communications's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

IRDMB.PFD' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53   Med: 1.89   Max: 5.18
Current: 1.18

During the past 13 years, Iridium Communications's highest Cash Ratio was 5.18. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 1.89.

IRDMB.PFD's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
84.31% of 376 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.3 vs IRDMB.PFD: 1.18

Iridium Communications Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Iridium Communications'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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Iridium Communications Cash Ratio Chart

Iridium Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.97 2.16 2.95 1.19 0.55

Iridium Communications Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.57 0.55 1.54 0.54 1.18

Competitive Comparison of Iridium Communications's Cash Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Iridium Communications'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.


Iridium Communications's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Iridium Communications's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Iridium Communications Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Iridium Communications'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
=71.87/131.554
=0.55

Iridium Communications's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=159.588/135.314
=1.18

* 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.


Iridium Communications  (NAS:IRDMB.PFD) 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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Iridium Communications Business Description

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Address
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Iridium Communications Inc offers voice and data communications services and products to businesses, U.S. and international government agencies, and other customers on a global basis. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low earth-orbiting satellites. Iridium's solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation, and utilities. Iridium also provides service to subscribers from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other civil and government agencies around the world. The Company operates in one business segment, providing global satellite communications services and products.