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High Quality Food SpAMIL:HQF 29 Cash Ratio is 0.14 as of Dec. 2025, which is at its 10-year median of 0.14. GuruFocus rates MIL:HQF with a GF Score™ of 29/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 300 Retail - Defensive companies, High Quality Food SpA ranks worse than 72.67% on this metric.
High Quality Food SpA has a Cash Ratio of 0.14. 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 High Quality Food SpA's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
MIL:HQF'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13 Med: 0.14 Max: 0.15
Current: 0.14
During the past 5 years, High Quality Food SpA's highest Cash Ratio was 0.15. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.14.
MIL:HQF's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 72.67% of 300
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.29
vs MIL:HQF: 0.14
High Quality Food SpA (MIL:HQF) 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.
* 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 Food Distribution subindustry, High Quality Food SpA'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.
High Quality Food SpA Cash Ratio vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, High Quality Food SpA's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where High Quality Food SpA'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.
High Quality Food SpA (MIL:HQF) has a Cash Ratio of 0.14 as of Dec. 2025. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on High Quality Food SpA and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 0.14. Over the past decade, High Quality Food SpA's Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.13 to 0.15. According to the industry distribution chart, High Quality Food SpA ranks #218 out of 300 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, placing it in the top 72.7%.
Is High Quality Food SpA's Cash Ratio too high?
High Quality Food SpA's current Cash Ratio of 0.14 is near median its 10-year median of 0.14. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.13 to a high of 0.15. The Retail - Defensive industry median Cash Ratio is 0.29. High Quality Food SpA's value of 0.14 is 51.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, High Quality Food SpA ranks #218 out of 300 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, High Quality Food SpA has a GF Score™ of 29/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does High Quality Food SpA's Cash Ratio compare to SYY and USFD?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, High Quality Food SpA ranks #218 out of 300 companies for Cash Ratio. This places High Quality Food SpA in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cash Ratio is 0.29. High Quality Food SpA's value of 0.14 is 51.7% below this benchmark. Historically, High Quality Food SpA's own Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.13 to 0.15 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.14 vs. the industry median of 0.29, High Quality Food SpA has consistently been below 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 a Retail - Defensive company?
The median Cash Ratio among Retail - Defensive companies is 0.29, based on 300 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. High Quality Food SpA's current Cash Ratio of 0.14 is 51.7% below 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 High Quality Food SpA and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Cash Ratio is 0.29 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. High Quality Food SpA's current Cash Ratio is 0.14, which is near median its own 10-year median of 0.14. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is High Quality Food SpA stock overvalued right now?
High Quality Food SpA (MIL:HQF) has a current Cash Ratio of 0.14. The current Cash Ratio is 0.14, which is near median its 10-year median of 0.14 and 51.7% below the Retail - Defensive industry median of 0.29. High Quality Food SpA's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 7 warning signs to review. 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 High Quality Food SpA (MIL:HQF), the current Cash Ratio is 0.14 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.
High Quality Food SpA specializes in producing and marketing food products mainly for the hotel and restaurant sectors. It offers meats, charcuterie products, cheese products, fish and seafood products, fresh fruits and vegetables, bakery products, pasta, rice and cereals, oil, sauces and condiments, canned and tinned products, etc. The company also sells accessories for the catering industry such as vacuum packing, bamboo skewers, packaging, etc. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from Italy and the rest from other parts of Europe, and other countries.
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