Riviera Tool Co (Riviera Tool Co) Cash Ratio : 0.07 (As of Nov. 2006)

Riviera Tool Co Cash Ratio Chart

Riviera Tool Co Annual Data
	Trend	Aug97	Aug98	Aug99	Aug00	Aug01	Aug02	Aug03	Aug04	Aug05	Aug06
Cash Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.19	-	-	0.03	0.02

Riviera Tool Co Quarterly Data
	Feb02	May02	Aug02	Nov02	Feb03	May03	Aug03	Nov03	Feb04	May04	Aug04	Nov04	Feb05	May05	Aug05	Nov05	Feb06	May06	Aug06	Nov06
Cash Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.04	0.05	-	0.02	0.07

Competitive Comparison of Riviera Tool Co's Cash Ratio

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Riviera Tool Co'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.

Riviera Tool Co's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Riviera Tool Co's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Riviera Tool Co's Cash Ratio falls into.

Riviera Tool Co Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Riviera Tool Co's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2006 is calculated as:

Riviera Tool Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2006 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.

Riviera Tool Co  (OTCPK:RIVT) 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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