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SFM (Sprouts Farmers Market) Cash Ratio : 0.39 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Sprouts Farmers Market 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. Sprouts Farmers Market's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.39.

Sprouts Farmers Market has a Cash Ratio of 0.39. 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 Sprouts Farmers Market's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SFM' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.36   Max: 0.59
Current: 0.39

During the past 13 years, Sprouts Farmers Market's highest Cash Ratio was 0.59. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.36.

SFM's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
58.09% of 303 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs SFM: 0.39

Sprouts Farmers Market Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sprouts Farmers Market'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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Sprouts Farmers Market Cash Ratio Chart

Sprouts Farmers Market Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.34 0.48 0.56 0.37 0.39

Sprouts Farmers Market Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.37 0.53 0.32 0.50 0.39

Competitive Comparison of Sprouts Farmers Market's Cash Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sprouts Farmers Market'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.


Sprouts Farmers Market's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sprouts Farmers Market's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sprouts Farmers Market's Cash Ratio falls into.


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Sprouts Farmers Market Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Sprouts Farmers Market's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=265.159/679.968
=0.39

Sprouts Farmers Market's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=265.159/679.968
=0.39

* 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.


Sprouts Farmers Market  (NAS:SFM) 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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Sprouts Farmers Market Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5455 East High Street, Suite 111, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85054
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc offers a specialty grocery experience featuring an open layout with fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspire wellness naturally with a carefully curated assortment products paired with purpose-driven people. The company continues to bring products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients such as organic, plant-based, and gluten-free. It approximately has 407 stores in nearly 23 states. The Company has one operating segment that is healthy grocery stores.
Executives
Kim Coffin officer: SVP, Chief Forager 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Douglas Gregory Rauch director 54 WILDE ROAD, WABAN MA 02468
Timmi Zalatoris officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Jack Sinclair director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 800 WEST 1ST STREET, APT. 2308, LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Brandon F. Lombardi officer: Chief Legal Officer 11811 N. TATUM BOULEVARD SUITE 2400, PHOENIX AZ 85028
Joseph L Hurley officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Alisa Gmelich officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Stacy W. Hilgendorf officer: VP, Controller 14624 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 300, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
John Scott Neal officer: Chief Fresh Merchandising Off. 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Nicholas Konat officer: President & COO 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
David Mcglinchey officer: Chief Merchandising Officer 5455 E. HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Joe Fortunato director 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Joseph D O'leary director 19601 N 27TH AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Terri F Graham director C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC, 9330 BALVOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Kristen E Blum director 5455 EAST HIGH STREET, SUITE 111, PHOENIX AZ 85054