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Hermes Pacific Investments (LSE:HPAC) Cash Ratio : 21.16 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Hermes Pacific Investments 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. Hermes Pacific Investments's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 21.16.

Hermes Pacific Investments has a Cash Ratio of 21.16. 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 Hermes Pacific Investments's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:HPAC' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.16   Med: 118.54   Max: 211.53
Current: 21.16

During the past 13 years, Hermes Pacific Investments's highest Cash Ratio was 211.53. The lowest was 21.16. And the median was 118.54.

LSE:HPAC's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
84.57% of 661 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs LSE:HPAC: 21.16

Hermes Pacific Investments Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hermes Pacific Investments'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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Hermes Pacific Investments Cash Ratio Chart

Hermes Pacific Investments Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Ratio
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Hermes Pacific Investments Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 124.37 172.84 105.00 35.69 21.16

Competitive Comparison of Hermes Pacific Investments's Cash Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hermes Pacific Investments'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.


Hermes Pacific Investments's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Hermes Pacific Investments's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hermes Pacific Investments's Cash Ratio falls into.



Hermes Pacific Investments Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Hermes Pacific Investments's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.571/0.016
=35.69

Hermes Pacific Investments's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.529/0.025
=21.16

* 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.


Hermes Pacific Investments  (LSE:HPAC) 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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Hermes Pacific Investments (LSE:HPAC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22 Great James Street, London, GBR, WC1N 3ES
Hermes Pacific Investments PLC is a part of the financial services sector. It is an investment company and it has its investments focused on the emerging markets. The company follows a of focusing investments in either quoted or unquoted investments made by direct acquisitions of equity interests, partnerships, joint ventures, and other projects in South East Asia.

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