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Spearmint Resources (STU:SQH) Cash Ratio : 17.32 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Spearmint Resources 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. Spearmint Resources's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 17.32.

Spearmint Resources has a Cash Ratio of 17.32. 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 Spearmint Resources's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:SQH' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 1.03   Max: 18.58
Current: 17.25

During the past 13 years, Spearmint Resources's highest Cash Ratio was 18.58. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 1.03.

STU:SQH's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
92.33% of 2595 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs STU:SQH: 17.25

Spearmint Resources Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spearmint Resources'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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Spearmint Resources Cash Ratio Chart

Spearmint Resources Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.24 0.30 6.99 2.98 14.02

Spearmint Resources Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23
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 18.49 14.02 15.16 10.80 17.32

Competitive Comparison of Spearmint Resources's Cash Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Spearmint Resources'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.


Spearmint Resources's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Spearmint Resources's Cash Ratio falls into.



Spearmint Resources Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Spearmint Resources's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jan. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.645/0.046
=14.02

Spearmint Resources's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Oct. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.381/0.022
=17.32

* 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.


Spearmint Resources  (STU:SQH) 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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Spearmint Resources (STU:SQH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
700 West Georgia Street, Suite 2905, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V7Y 1K8
Spearmint Resources Inc is an exploration stage public company. Its business activities include acquiring and exploring exploration and evaluation assets. Geographically, the group has a business presence in Canada and the United States. Some of the company's projects are Chibougamau Vanadium Prospects, EL North Nickel-Copper Prospects, NEBA Copper-Gold Prospects, QC Chibougamau Vanadium Prospects - Staking, QC Perron-East Gold Prospects - Staking, Nevada Elon and McGee Properties, Nevada Green Clay Lithium Project, NL Goose Gold Property, ON Escape Lake North PGM Project, BC EL North Nickel-Copper Prospects, BC NEBA Copper-Gold Prospects, BC Safari Copper-Gold Property and BC Hammernose Gold Property.

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