Fonterra Co-operative Group (NZSE:FCG) Cash Ratio : 0.25 (As of Jul. 2023)

Fonterra Co-operative Group Cash Ratio Chart

Fonterra Co-operative Group Annual Data
	Trend	Jul14	Jul15	Jul16	Jul17	Jul18	Jul19	Jul20	Jul21	Jul22	Jul23
Cash Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.10	0.18	0.17	0.04	0.25

Fonterra Co-operative Group Semi-Annual Data
	Jan14	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23
Cash Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.17	0.06	0.04	0.03	0.25

Competitive Comparison of Fonterra Co-operative Group's Cash Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Fonterra Co-operative 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.

Fonterra Co-operative Group's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Fonterra Co-operative Group's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fonterra Co-operative Group's Cash Ratio falls into.

Fonterra Co-operative 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.

Fonterra Co-operative Group's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as:

Fonterra Co-operative Group's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 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.

Fonterra Co-operative Group  (NZSE:FCG) 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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