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China National Accord Medicines (SZSE:000028) Cash Ratio : 0.21 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China National Accord Medicines 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. China National Accord Medicines's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.21.

China National Accord Medicines has a Cash Ratio of 0.21. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for China National Accord Medicines's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:000028' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.25   Max: 0.55
Current: 0.21

During the past 13 years, China National Accord Medicines's highest Cash Ratio was 0.55. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.25.

SZSE:000028's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
52.63% of 95 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.24 vs SZSE:000028: 0.21

China National Accord Medicines Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for China National Accord Medicines'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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China National Accord Medicines Cash Ratio Chart

China National Accord Medicines Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.52 0.30 0.23 0.29 0.27

China National Accord Medicines Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.23 0.21 0.18 0.27 0.21

Competitive Comparison of China National Accord Medicines's Cash Ratio

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, China National Accord Medicines'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.


China National Accord Medicines's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, China National Accord Medicines's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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China National Accord Medicines Cash Ratio Calculation

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

China National Accord Medicines'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
=6502.348/24338.224
=0.27

China National Accord Medicines's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=5723.4/27722.116
=0.21

* 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.


China National Accord Medicines  (SZSE:000028) 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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China National Accord Medicines (SZSE:000028) Business Description

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Address
No. 15, Ba Gua Si 4th Road, Accord Pharmaceutical Building, Futian District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518029
China National Accord Medicines Corp Ltd develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals in China. The company engaged in the wholesale of Chinese patent drugs, traditional Chinese medicines, chemical medicine preparations, antibiotics, biochemical drugs and cerebrovascular system drugs. It operates through the following segments: The Head office segment engages in investing and managing the business; The Pharmaceutical Distribution segment engages in the distribution of medicine and pharmaceutical products to customers, including hospitals, other distributors, retail drug stores, and clinics, and Retail pharmacy segment, which is managing the operation of Guoda Pharmacy. It generates maximum revenue from the Pharmaceutical Distribution segment.

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