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REC Silicon ASA (REC Silicon ASA) Cash Ratio : 1.63 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is REC Silicon 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. REC Silicon ASA's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.63.

REC Silicon ASA has a Cash Ratio of 1.63. 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 REC Silicon ASA's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

RNWEF' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25   Med: 0.81   Max: 2.54
Current: 1.63

During the past 13 years, REC Silicon ASA's highest Cash Ratio was 2.54. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.81.

RNWEF's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
63.13% of 990 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs RNWEF: 1.63

REC Silicon ASA Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for REC Silicon 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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REC Silicon ASA Cash Ratio Chart

REC Silicon ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 2.26 2.54 0.66 1.63

REC Silicon ASA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.66 0.31 0.23 1.43 1.63

Competitive Comparison of REC Silicon ASA's Cash Ratio

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, REC Silicon 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.


REC Silicon ASA's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, REC Silicon ASA's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



REC Silicon 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.

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

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=170.9/104.8
=1.63

REC Silicon ASA's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=170.9/104.8
=1.63

* 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.


REC Silicon ASA  (OTCPK:RNWEF) 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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REC Silicon ASA (REC Silicon ASA) Business Description

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Fornebuveien 84, PO Box 63, Lysaker, NOR, 1324
REC Silicon ASA is a producer of silicon materials, supplying high-purity polysilicon and silicon gases to the solar and electronics industries. The product offered by the group includes Solar grade polysilicon, Electronic grade polysilicon and Silicon gases. It operates in two segments namely Solar Materials and Semiconductor Materials. Majority of the firm's revenue gets generated through Semiconductor Materials segment.

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