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The Hour Glass (SGX:AGS) Cash Ratio : 1.17 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is The Hour Glass 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. The Hour Glass's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.17.

The Hour Glass has a Cash Ratio of 1.17. 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 The Hour Glass's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SGX:AGS' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.78   Med: 1.21   Max: 2.48
Current: 1.17

During the past 13 years, The Hour Glass's highest Cash Ratio was 2.48. The lowest was 0.78. And the median was 1.21.

SGX:AGS's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
82.34% of 1104 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.34 vs SGX:AGS: 1.17

The Hour Glass Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Hour Glass'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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The Hour Glass Cash Ratio Chart

The Hour Glass Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.21 1.21 1.34 1.13 1.22

The Hour Glass Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 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 0.90 1.13 1.06 1.22 1.17

Competitive Comparison of The Hour Glass's Cash Ratio

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, The Hour Glass'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.


The Hour Glass's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Hour Glass's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Hour Glass's Cash Ratio falls into.


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The Hour Glass Cash Ratio Calculation

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

The Hour Glass's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=237.573/195.441
=1.22

The Hour Glass'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
=207.028/177.101
=1.17

* 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.


The Hour Glass  (SGX:AGS) 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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The Hour Glass Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
302 Orchard Road, No. 11-01 Tong Building, Singapore, SGP, 238862
The Hour Glass Ltd is a Singapore-based investment holding company. The company is engaged in the retailing and distribution of watches, jewellery and other luxury products, which is also their reportable segment. It also invests in properties. The company's geographical segments include South East Asia and Oceania; and North East Asia. It generates maximum revenue from South East Asia and Oceania segment. Some of its brands include A. Lange & Sohne, Blancpain, Cartier, Hublot, Rolex, and others.