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Sona MachineryNSE:SONAMAC +1.88%39 Cash Ratio is 0.39 as of Mar. 2026, which is 5% below its 10-year median of 0.41. GuruFocus rates NSE:SONAMAC with a GF Score™ of 39/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 3,031 Industrial Products companies, Sona Machinery ranks worse than 58.23% on this metric.
Sona Machinery has a Cash Ratio of 0.39. 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 Sona Machinery's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
NSE:SONAMAC'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08 Med: 0.41 Max: 2.38
Current: 0.39
During the past 6 years, Sona Machinery's highest Cash Ratio was 2.38. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.41.
NSE:SONAMAC's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 58.23% of 3031
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.5
vs NSE:SONAMAC: 0.39
Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC) 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.
Sona Machinery Cash Ratio Related Terms
Sona Machinery Cash Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sona Machinery'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.
NSE:SONAMAC vs GEV, ETN, PH: Cash Ratio Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Sona Machinery'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.
Sona Machinery Cash Ratio vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Sona Machinery's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sona Machinery'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.
Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC) has a Cash Ratio of 0.39 as of Mar. 2026. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Sona Machinery and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 0.41. Over the past decade, Sona Machinery's Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.08 to 2.38. According to the industry distribution chart, Sona Machinery ranks #1765 out of 3031 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 58.2%.
Is Sona Machinery's Cash Ratio too high?
Sona Machinery's current Cash Ratio of 0.39 is near median its 10-year median of 0.41. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.08 to a high of 2.38. The Industrial Products industry median Cash Ratio is 0.50. Sona Machinery's value of 0.39 is 22% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Sona Machinery ranks #1765 out of 3031 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Sona Machinery has a GF Score™ of 39/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sona Machinery's Cash Ratio compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Sona Machinery ranks #1765 out of 3031 companies for Cash Ratio. This places Sona Machinery in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cash Ratio is 0.50. Sona Machinery's value of 0.39 is 22% below this benchmark. Historically, Sona Machinery's own Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.08 to 2.38 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.41 vs. the industry median of 0.50, Sona Machinery 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Cash Ratio among Industrial Products companies is 0.50, based on 3,031 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. Sona Machinery's current Cash Ratio of 0.39 is 22% 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 Sona Machinery and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Cash Ratio is 0.50 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sona Machinery's current Cash Ratio is 0.39, which is near median its own 10-year median of 0.41. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sona Machinery stock overvalued right now?
Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC) has a current Cash Ratio of 0.39. The current Cash Ratio is 0.39, which is near median its 10-year median of 0.41 and 22% below the Industrial Products industry median of 0.50. Sona Machinery's overall GF Score™ is 39/100 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 Sona Machinery (NSE:SONAMAC), the current Cash Ratio is 0.39 as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Sona Machinery Ltd is a diversified agro-processing equipment manufacturer company. It manufactures equipment for the processing of rice, pulses, wheat, spices, Barnyard Millet, etc. The company product portfolio includes Grains Pre Cleaner machines, Rotary Drum Cleaner, Vibro Classifiers, Stone Separator Machines, Paddy De-Husker, Husk Aspirator, Rice Thick/Thin Grader, Rice Whitener, Silky Polisher, Multi Grader, Length Grader, Belt Conveyer, Bucket Elevator, etc. along with the complete projects for rice mills and ethanol distilleries. Its services encompass engineering, erection, supervision, and machine commissioning, delivering a comprehensive end-to-end solution for the milling section which includes grain unloading and milling solution upto pre-masher for ethanol distilleries, etc.
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