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Vertical Aerospace (STU:M00) Cash Ratio : 2.64 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vertical Aerospace 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. Vertical Aerospace's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.64.

Vertical Aerospace has a Cash Ratio of 2.64. 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 Vertical Aerospace's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:M00' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09   Med: 2.64   Max: 5.71
Current: 2.64

During the past 5 years, Vertical Aerospace's highest Cash Ratio was 5.71. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 2.64.

STU:M00's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
89.32% of 309 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs STU:M00: 2.64

Vertical Aerospace Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertical Aerospace'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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Vertical Aerospace Cash Ratio Chart

Vertical Aerospace Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
0.65 0.09 4.14 5.71 2.64

Vertical Aerospace Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.10 5.71 5.96 4.50 2.64

Competitive Comparison of Vertical Aerospace's Cash Ratio

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Vertical Aerospace'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.


Vertical Aerospace's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Vertical Aerospace's Cash Ratio falls into.



Vertical Aerospace Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Vertical Aerospace'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
=56.506/21.379
=2.64

Vertical Aerospace's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=56.506/21.379
=2.64

* 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.


Vertical Aerospace  (STU:M00) 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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Vertical Aerospace (STU:M00) Business Description

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Address
Chapel Street, Unit 1 Camwal Court, Bristol, GBR, BS2 0UW
Vertical Aerospace Ltd is engaged in making air travel personal, on-demand, and carbon-free. The VX4, Vertical's flagship aircraft, is a piloted electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle capable of carrying four passengers.

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