Ashtead Group (STU:0LC) Cash Ratio : 0.01 (As of Oct. 2024)

Ashtead Group Cash Ratio Chart

Ashtead Group Annual Data
	Trend	Apr15	Apr16	Apr17	Apr18	Apr19	Apr20	Apr21	Apr22	Apr23	Apr24
Cash Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.33	0.03	0.01	0.02	0.01

Ashtead Group Quarterly Data
	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24
Cash Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01

Competitive Comparison of Ashtead Group's Cash Ratio

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Ashtead Group's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Ashtead Group's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ashtead Group's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

Ashtead Group Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Ashtead Group's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as:

Ashtead Group's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as:

* 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.

Ashtead Group  (STU:0LC) 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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