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Karelian Diamond Resources (LSE:KDR) Cash Ratio : 0.13 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Karelian Diamond Resources 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. Karelian Diamond Resources's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.13.

Karelian Diamond Resources has a Cash Ratio of 0.13. 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 Karelian Diamond Resources's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:KDR' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.09   Max: 4.35
Current: 0.13

During the past 13 years, Karelian Diamond Resources's highest Cash Ratio was 4.35. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.09.

LSE:KDR's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
81.67% of 2591 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.09 vs LSE:KDR: 0.13

Karelian Diamond Resources Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Karelian Diamond Resources'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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Karelian Diamond Resources Cash Ratio Chart

Karelian Diamond Resources Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.03 0.01 0.04 0.06 0.06

Karelian Diamond Resources Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 0.19 0.06 0.05 0.06 0.13

Competitive Comparison of Karelian Diamond Resources's Cash Ratio

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Karelian Diamond Resources'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.


Karelian Diamond Resources's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Karelian Diamond Resources's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Karelian Diamond Resources's Cash Ratio falls into.



Karelian Diamond Resources Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Karelian Diamond Resources's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: May. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.08/1.25
=0.06

Karelian Diamond Resources's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Nov. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.187/1.437
=0.13

* 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.


Karelian Diamond Resources  (LSE:KDR) 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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Karelian Diamond Resources (LSE:KDR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3300 Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin, IRL, D24 TD21
Karelian Diamond Resources PLC is an Ireland-based company which focuses on the discovery of diamond deposits in Finland. It is engaged in exploring for diamonds and evaluating an existing diamond prospect (diamondiferous kimberlite pipe) in the Karelian Craton of Finland. The company's diamond exploration projects include The Lahtojoki diamond project, The Seitapera diamondiferous kimberlite pipe, and The Riihivaara diamond exploration project which is in Kuopio, Kuhmo, and Riihivaara respectively.

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