The Pegasus has a Cash Ratio of 2.43. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.
The historical rank and industry rank for The Pegasus's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
PEGX's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.555 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.
The Pegasus Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for The Pegasus'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.
Competitive Comparison of The Pegasus's Cash Ratio
For the Broadcasting subindustry, The Pegasus'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.
The Pegasus's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Pegasus's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Pegasus's Cash Ratio falls into.
The Pegasus Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
The Pegasus's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 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.
The Pegasus (OTCPK:PEGX) 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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The Pegasus Companies Inc is the holding company for a variety of satellite and media companies. The company previously operated as an independent provider of DIRECTV to more than 1.1 million subscribers but went into bankruptcy following the termination of the relationship. The company primarily owns and operates six broadcast TV stations and operates three others. These stations serve markets in Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maine.
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