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NTT DOCOMO (LSE:NDCM) Cash Ratio : 0.30 (As of Sep. 2020)


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What is NTT DOCOMO 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. NTT DOCOMO's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was 0.30.

NTT DOCOMO has a Cash Ratio of 0.30. 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 NTT DOCOMO's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:NDCM's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.31
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

NTT DOCOMO Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for NTT DOCOMO'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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NTT DOCOMO Cash Ratio Chart

NTT DOCOMO Annual Data
Trend Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.30 0.42 0.46 0.18 0.23

NTT DOCOMO Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 0.28 0.11 0.23 0.08 0.30

Competitive Comparison of NTT DOCOMO's Cash Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, NTT DOCOMO'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.


NTT DOCOMO's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where NTT DOCOMO's Cash Ratio falls into.



NTT DOCOMO Cash Ratio Calculation

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

NTT DOCOMO's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Mar. 2020 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=399767/1740153
=0.23

NTT DOCOMO's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2020 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=453439/1507309
=0.30

* 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.


NTT DOCOMO  (LSE:NDCM) 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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NTT DOCOMO (LSE:NDCM) Business Description

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Address
Sanno Park Tower, 11-1, Nagata-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-6150
NTT DoCoMo is Japan's largest wireless telephone operator. It has 78 million subscribers, leading to its market share of approximately 44%. The firm has been a technological leader, introducing wireless Internet access through its i-mode service in 1999, along with the ability to use a handset like a credit card. NTT DoCoMo also owns minority stakes in Philippine Long Distance Telephone, Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong Holdings, and other smaller phone companies. The firm's objective is to have the highest-quality network and customer service in Japan.

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