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Norconsult ASA (OSL:NORCO) Cash Ratio : 0.31 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Norconsult ASA 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. Norconsult ASA's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.31.

Norconsult ASA has a Cash Ratio of 0.31. 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 Norconsult ASA's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

OSL:NORCO' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 0.44   Max: 0.55
Current: 0.31

During the past 5 years, Norconsult ASA's highest Cash Ratio was 0.55. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 0.44.

OSL:NORCO's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
50.93% of 1671 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.32 vs OSL:NORCO: 0.31

Norconsult ASA Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Norconsult ASA'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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Norconsult ASA Cash Ratio Chart

Norconsult ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
0.44 0.31 0.55 0.49 0.31

Norconsult ASA Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.55 - 0.49 0.42 0.31

Competitive Comparison of Norconsult ASA's Cash Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Norconsult ASA'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.


Norconsult ASA's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Norconsult ASA's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Norconsult ASA's Cash Ratio falls into.



Norconsult ASA Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Norconsult ASA's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Norconsult ASA'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.


Norconsult ASA  (OSL:NORCO) 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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Norconsult ASA (OSL:NORCO) Business Description

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Vestfjordgaten 4, Sandvika, NOR, 1338
Norconsult ASA is principally engaged in the provision of planning and consultancy services for all phases of social planning, engineering design and architecture projects. The Group also develops and distributes complete IT solutions for project, building and facility management for infrastructure and property.

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