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Noble Group (Noble Group) Cash Ratio : 0.12 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Noble Group 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. Noble Group's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.12.

Noble Group has a Cash Ratio of 0.12. 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 Noble Group's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NOBGY's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 0.39
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Noble Group Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Noble Group'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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Noble Group Cash Ratio Chart

Noble Group Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.10 0.07 0.19 0.21 0.14

Noble Group Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 0.08 0.14 0.15 0.13 0.12

Competitive Comparison of Noble Group's Cash Ratio

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Noble Group'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.


Noble Group's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Noble Group's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Noble Group's Cash Ratio falls into.



Noble Group Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Noble Group's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2017 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=492.012/3596.741
=0.14

Noble Group's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2018 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=583.285/4691.299
=0.12

* 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.


Noble Group  (OTCPK:NOBGY) 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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Noble Group (Noble Group) Business Description

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Address
38 Gloucester Road, 18th Floor, Mass Mutual Tower, China Evergrande Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
Noble Group Ltd operates and manages supply chain focused on purchasing physical commodities and transforming these into customized products. The business consist of logistics and transportation, price risk management and hedging, commodity processing and blending, as well as structured and trade finance products. The company has two segments - namely, the Energy Segment, with combines the former Energy and Gas & Power segments and includes the Oil Liquids, Gas & Power and Energy Coal businesses; and the Metals, Minerals and Ores Segment, which combines the former Metals & Mining and Corporate segments and includes the Metals, Carbon Steel Materials and Logistics businesses.

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