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National Waste Management Holdings (National Waste Management Holdings) Cash Ratio : 0.16 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is National Waste Management Holdings 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. National Waste Management Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.16.

National Waste Management Holdings has a Cash Ratio of 0.16. 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 National Waste Management Holdings's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NWMH's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.4
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

National Waste Management Holdings Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Waste Management Holdings'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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National Waste Management Holdings Cash Ratio Chart

National Waste Management Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Cash Ratio
0.40 0.69 1.15 0.22 0.31

National Waste Management Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 0.48 0.39 0.47 0.31 0.16

Competitive Comparison of National Waste Management Holdings's Cash Ratio

For the Waste Management subindustry, National Waste Management Holdings'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.


National Waste Management Holdings's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, National Waste Management Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Waste Management Holdings's Cash Ratio falls into.



National Waste Management Holdings Cash Ratio Calculation

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

National Waste Management Holdings's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2016 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.345/1.108
=0.31

National Waste Management Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2017 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.192/1.232
=0.16

* 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.


National Waste Management Holdings  (OTCPK:NWMH) 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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National Waste Management Holdings (National Waste Management Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5920 North Florida Avenue, Hernando, FL, USA, 34442
National Waste Management Holdings Inc is a solid waste management company. Its service offerings include construction and demolition landfill services, transfer station services, as well as roll-off dumpster services and mulch products for sale, including topsoil. It primarily serves municipal, institutional, commercial and industrial customers.

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