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Befar Group Co (SHSE:601678) Cash Ratio : 0.45 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Befar Group Co 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. Befar Group Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.45.

Befar Group Co has a Cash Ratio of 0.45. 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 Befar Group Co's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:601678' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.39   Max: 1.07
Current: 0.45

During the past 13 years, Befar Group Co's highest Cash Ratio was 1.07. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.39.

SHSE:601678's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
55.17% of 1548 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.54 vs SHSE:601678: 0.45

Befar Group Co Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Befar Group Co'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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Befar Group Co Cash Ratio Chart

Befar Group Co 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 0.35 0.96 0.68 0.59 0.35

Befar Group Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.55 0.45 0.42 0.35 0.45

Competitive Comparison of Befar Group Co's Cash Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Befar Group 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.


Befar Group Co's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Befar Group Co's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Befar Group Co's Cash Ratio falls into.



Befar Group 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.

Befar Group Co'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
=2066.822/5920.622
=0.35

Befar Group Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=2463.725/5447.565
=0.45

* 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.


Befar Group Co  (SHSE:601678) 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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Befar Group Co (SHSE:601678) Business Description

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Address
No.869, Huanghe 5th Road, Shandong Province, Binzhou, CHN, 256619
Befar Group Co Ltd is a China-based chemical company. It is engaged in the business of producing, processing and selling organic and inorganic chemical products. The company's product portfolio includes propylene-oxide, food additives, industrial hydrochloric acid, vinyl chloride, polymer polyol, reagent hydrochloric acid, crude oil emulsifier, and other products. Its industrial chain covers petrochemical, salt chemical, fine chemical, thermal power, port warehousing, financing and others. The company's products are sold in China and other international countries.

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