Peoples Educational Holdings has a Cash Ratio of 0.10. 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 Peoples Educational Holdings's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
PEDH's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.55 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.
Peoples Educational Holdings Cash Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Peoples Educational Holdings's Cash Ratio
For the Publishing subindustry, Peoples Educational 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.
Peoples Educational Holdings's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Peoples Educational Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Peoples Educational Holdings's Cash Ratio falls into.
Peoples Educational 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.
* 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.
Peoples Educational Holdings (OTCPK:PEDH) 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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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Business Description
Peoples Educational Holdings Inc develops and sells proprietary print and digital education products which are predominantly state-specific and standards-based, focused on state-required tests. The company operates through Test Preparation, Assessment, and Instruction Product Group. Test Preparation and Assessment segment create and sell print and digital products targeted to grades 1-12 to help students prepare for state proficiency tests. Instruction segment includes two product lines Focused Instruction and remedial and multicultural-related materials. Geographically, the business activities are carried out through United States.
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