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Golden Valley Mines And Royalties (STU:YGL) Cash Ratio : 8.43 (As of Jun. 2021)


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What is Golden Valley Mines And Royalties 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. Golden Valley Mines And Royalties's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was 8.43.

Golden Valley Mines And Royalties has a Cash Ratio of 8.43. 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 Golden Valley Mines And Royalties's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:YGL' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 4.16   Max: 36.25
Current: 8.43

During the past 13 years, Golden Valley Mines And Royalties's highest Cash Ratio was 36.25. The lowest was 0.36. And the median was 4.16.

STU:YGL's Cash Ratio is not ranked
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.09 vs STU:YGL: 8.43

Golden Valley Mines And Royalties Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Golden Valley Mines And Royalties'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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Golden Valley Mines And Royalties Cash Ratio Chart

Golden Valley Mines And Royalties Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.24 3.41 0.90 0.36 1.86

Golden Valley Mines And Royalties Quarterly Data
Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21
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 0.93 0.70 1.86 7.05 8.43

Competitive Comparison of Golden Valley Mines And Royalties's Cash Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Golden Valley Mines And Royalties'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.


Golden Valley Mines And Royalties's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Golden Valley Mines And Royalties's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Golden Valley Mines And Royalties Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Golden Valley Mines And Royalties's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2020 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=9.054/4.877
=1.86

Golden Valley Mines And Royalties's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Jun. 2021 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=11.342/1.346
=8.43

* 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.


Golden Valley Mines And Royalties  (STU:YGL) 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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Golden Valley Mines And Royalties (STU:YGL) Business Description

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Address
2864 Chemin Sullivan, Val-d'Or, QC, CAN, J9P 0B9
Golden Valley Mines And Royalties Ltd identifies, acquires, and develops exploration and evaluation minerals in Canada. It is also engaged in the acquisition of royalties. Its exploration and evaluation assets and royalty projects are located in Canada.

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