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Platinum Group Metals (STU:P6MB) Cash Ratio : 14.60 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Platinum Group Metals 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. Platinum Group Metals's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 14.60.

Platinum Group Metals has a Cash Ratio of 14.60. 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 Platinum Group Metals's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:P6MB' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 2.63   Max: 17.72
Current: 14.61

During the past 13 years, Platinum Group Metals's highest Cash Ratio was 17.72. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 2.63.

STU:P6MB's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
90.63% of 2605 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.19 vs STU:P6MB: 14.61

Platinum Group Metals Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Platinum Group Metals'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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Platinum Group Metals Cash Ratio Chart

Platinum Group Metals Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.82 0.30 0.20 11.00 5.11

Platinum Group Metals Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 11.12 13.22 5.11 10.74 14.60

Competitive Comparison of Platinum Group Metals's Cash Ratio

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Platinum Group Metals'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.


Platinum Group Metals's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Platinum Group Metals's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Platinum Group Metals Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Platinum Group Metals's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Aug. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=6.409/1.254
=5.11

Platinum Group Metals's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=5.387/0.369
=14.60

* 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.


Platinum Group Metals  (STU:P6MB) 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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Platinum Group Metals (STU:P6MB) Business Description

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Address
1100 Melville Street, Suite 838, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 4A6
Platinum Group Metals Ltd is the operator of the Waterberg Project, a bulk underground PGM deposit located in South Africa. Waterberg was discovered by Platinum Group and is being jointly developed with Implats, the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) and Hanwa Co. Ltd. Waterberg has the potential to be a large-scale, low-cost producer of palladium, platinum, rhodium, and gold. Geographically, it operates in Canada and South Africa.

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