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Nam Cheong (SGX:1MZ) Cash Ratio : 0.37 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Nam Cheong 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. Nam Cheong's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.37.

Nam Cheong has a Cash Ratio of 0.37. 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 Nam Cheong's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SGX:1MZ' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.14   Max: 0.7
Current: 0.37

During the past 13 years, Nam Cheong's highest Cash Ratio was 0.70. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.14.

SGX:1MZ's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
53.29% of 304 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 0.345 vs SGX:1MZ: 0.37

Nam Cheong Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nam Cheong'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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Nam Cheong Cash Ratio Chart

Nam Cheong 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 0.11 0.07 0.02 0.05 0.05

Nam Cheong Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.06 0.05 0.21 0.24 0.37

Competitive Comparison of Nam Cheong's Cash Ratio

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Nam Cheong'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.


Nam Cheong's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Nam Cheong's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nam Cheong's Cash Ratio falls into.



Nam Cheong Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Nam Cheong'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
=18.368/393.803
=0.05

Nam Cheong's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=30.157/82.069
=0.37

* 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.


Nam Cheong  (SGX:1MZ) 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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Nam Cheong Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
9 Raffles Place, No. 26-01 Republic Plaza, Singapore, SGP, 048619
Nam Cheong Ltd along is an offshore marine group specializing in the building of offshore support vessels. The company's operating segment includes Shipbuilding; Vessel chartering and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Vessel chartering segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Malaysia. Its fleet comprises Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels, Platform Supply Vessels (PSV), Maintenance Work Vessels (MWV), Safety Supply Vessels (SSV), and landing crafts.

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