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Velcan HoldingsLUX:VLCN Cash Ratio is 47.22 as of Dec. 2025, which is 14% below its 10-year median of 54.81. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 441 Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies, Velcan Holdings ranks better than 99.55% on this metric.
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.
Velcan Holdings Cash Ratio Related Terms
Velcan Holdings Cash Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Velcan Holdings'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.
For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Velcan Holdings'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.
Velcan Holdings Cash Ratio vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry
For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Velcan Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Velcan Holdings's Cash Ratio falls into.
* 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.
Velcan Holdings (LUX:VLCN) has a Cash Ratio of 47.22 as of Dec. 2025. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Velcan Holdings and its competitors. This is 14% below median its historical median of 54.81. Over the past decade, Velcan Holdings' Cash Ratio has ranged from 4.10 to 176.72. According to the industry distribution chart, Velcan Holdings ranks #2 out of 441 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, placing it in the top 0.5%.
Is Velcan Holdings' Cash Ratio too high?
Velcan Holdings' current Cash Ratio of 47.22 is 14% below median its 10-year median of 54.81. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.10 to a high of 176.72. The Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry median Cash Ratio is 0.43. Velcan Holdings' value of 47.22 is 10881.4% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Velcan Holdings ranks #2 out of 441 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Velcan Holdings' Cash Ratio compare to competitors?
According to the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry distribution chart, Velcan Holdings ranks #2 out of 441 companies for Cash Ratio. This places Velcan Holdings in the top 1% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Cash Ratio is 0.43. Velcan Holdings' value of 47.22 is 10881.4% above this benchmark. Historically, Velcan Holdings' own Cash Ratio has ranged from 4.10 to 176.72 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 54.81 vs. the industry median of 0.43, Velcan Holdings has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Ratio for an Utilities - Independent Power Producers company?
The median Cash Ratio among Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies is 0.43, based on 441 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cash Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cash Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Velcan Holdings's current Cash Ratio of 47.22 is 10881.4% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Ratio mean?
A high Cash Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Velcan Holdings and its competitors. For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, the median Cash Ratio is 0.43 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Velcan Holdings's current Cash Ratio is 47.22, which is 14% below median its own 10-year median of 54.81. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Velcan Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Velcan Holdings (LUX:VLCN) has a current Cash Ratio of 47.22. The current Cash Ratio is 47.22, which is 14% below median its 10-year median of 54.81 and 10881.4% above the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry median of 0.43. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Ratio calculated?
Cash Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Velcan Holdings (LUX:VLCN), the current Cash Ratio is 47.22 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Velcan Holdings manages a portfolio of financial assets, focusing on minority investments and listed securities. The assets of the group are deployed in listed and unlisted financial investments, minority private equity participations, commodities, bonds, cash and cash equivalents (bank current accounts and deposits), and a 15 MW hydro power plant in Brazil.
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