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Northam Platinum (Northam Platinum) Cash Ratio : 0.45 (As of Jun. 2021)


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What is Northam Platinum 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. Northam Platinum's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was 0.45.

Northam Platinum has a Cash Ratio of 0.45. 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 Northam Platinum's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NMPNF's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.255
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Northam Platinum Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northam Platinum'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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Northam Platinum Cash Ratio Chart

Northam Platinum Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.11 0.08 0.33 0.49 0.45

Northam Platinum Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21
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 0.33 0.21 0.49 0.06 0.45

Competitive Comparison of Northam Platinum's Cash Ratio

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Northam Platinum'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.


Northam Platinum's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Northam Platinum's Cash Ratio falls into.



Northam Platinum Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Northam Platinum's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jun. 2021 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=278.673/615.529
=0.45

Northam Platinum's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Jun. 2021 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=278.673/615.529
=0.45

* 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.


Northam Platinum  (OTCPK:NMPNF) 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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Northam Platinum (Northam Platinum) Business Description

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Address
Magwa Crescent West, Building 4, 1st Floor, Maxwell Office Park, Waterfall City, Jukskei View, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2090
Northam Platinum Ltd is a producer of platinum group metals, which include platinum, palladium, and rhodium. Northam conducts operations across two main locations in South Africa, Zondereinde and Booysendal, where the mining, concentrating, smelting, and base metals recovery processes occur. The company then outsources its production for refining. The primary consumers of platinum, palladium, and rhodium are from the motor-manufacturing and jewellery industries. Northam sells metals in sponge or ingot form domestically and to overseas markets across Asia, Europe, and North America.

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