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Fletcher Building (NZSE:FBU) Cash Ratio : 0.11 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fletcher Building 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. Fletcher Building's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.11.

Fletcher Building has a Cash Ratio of 0.11. 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 Fletcher Building's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NZSE:FBU' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 0.15   Max: 0.59
Current: 0.11

During the past 13 years, Fletcher Building's highest Cash Ratio was 0.59. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.15.

NZSE:FBU's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
77.3% of 370 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 0.33 vs NZSE:FBU: 0.11

Fletcher Building Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fletcher Building'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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Fletcher Building Cash Ratio Chart

Fletcher Building Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 0.46 0.35 0.16 0.17

Fletcher Building Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 0.22 0.16 0.13 0.17 0.11

Competitive Comparison of Fletcher Building's Cash Ratio

For the Building Materials subindustry, Fletcher Building'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.


Fletcher Building's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Fletcher Building's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fletcher Building's Cash Ratio falls into.



Fletcher Building Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Fletcher Building's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:

Fletcher Building's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

* 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.


Fletcher Building  (NZSE:FBU) 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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Fletcher Building (NZSE:FBU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
810 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1061
Fletcher Building is a New Zealand-based building materials company with operations focused in New Zealand, but also extending to Australia. It has a conglomerate structure with diverse operations across concrete, building products, steel, retail distribution, construction, and development. Having previously expanded internationally through acquisitions, operations have gradually refocused on the New Zealand and Australian businesses.

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