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NHYKF (Norsk Hydro ASA) Cash Ratio : 0.49 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Norsk Hydro ASA 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. Norsk Hydro ASA's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.49.

Norsk Hydro ASA has a Cash Ratio of 0.49. 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 Norsk Hydro ASA's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NHYKF' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.21   Med: 0.65   Max: 0.86
Current: 0.49

During the past 13 years, Norsk Hydro ASA's highest Cash Ratio was 0.86. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.65.

NHYKF's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
62.97% of 2541 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.06 vs NHYKF: 0.49

Norsk Hydro ASA Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norsk Hydro ASA'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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Norsk Hydro ASA Cash Ratio Chart

Norsk Hydro ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.46 0.73 0.67 0.74 0.60

Norsk Hydro ASA Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.65 0.55 0.60 0.46 0.49

Competitive Comparison of Norsk Hydro ASA's Cash Ratio

For the Aluminum subindustry, Norsk Hydro ASA'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.


Norsk Hydro ASA's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Norsk Hydro ASA's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norsk Hydro ASA's Cash Ratio falls into.



Norsk Hydro ASA Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Norsk Hydro ASA's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=2510.001/4173.887
=0.60

Norsk Hydro ASA's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=2267.901/4663.642
=0.49

* 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.


Norsk Hydro ASA  (OTCPK:NHYKF) 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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Norsk Hydro ASA Business Description

Address
Drammensveien 264, Oslo, NOR, NO-0283
Norsk Hydro ASA is an aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future. It's engaged in energy to bauxite mining and alumina refining, primary aluminium, aluminium extrusions, and aluminium recycling. The company's reportable segments are Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Hydro Aluminium Metal, Hydro Extrusions, Hydro Energy, and Hydro Metal Markets activities. Hydro Extrusions delivers products within extrusion profiles, building systems, and precision tubing, and is operating several recycling facilities, both integrated with its extrusion plants and separate plants. Hydro Extrusions are present in about 40 countries. It is delivered to sectors such as construction, automotive and heating, etc. Key revenue comes from the Hydro Extrusions segment.

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