Pivotal Software (Pivotal Software) Cash Ratio : 2.01 (As of Oct. 2019)

Pivotal Software Cash Ratio Chart

Pivotal Software Quarterly Data
	Jan16	Jan17	Apr17	Jul17	Oct17	Jan18	Apr18	Jul18	Oct18	Jan19	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19
Cash Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								2.01	1.44	1.86	1.94	2.01

Competitive Comparison of Pivotal Software's Cash Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Pivotal Software's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Pivotal Software's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Pivotal Software's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pivotal Software's Cash Ratio falls into.

Pivotal Software Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Pivotal Software's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2019 is calculated as:

Pivotal Software's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2019 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.

Pivotal Software  (NYSE:PVTL) 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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