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Taiwan Cement (TPE:1101) Cash Ratio : 1.49 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Taiwan Cement 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. Taiwan Cement's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.49.

Taiwan Cement has a Cash Ratio of 1.49. 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 Taiwan Cement's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1101' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 0.95   Max: 1.55
Current: 1.49

During the past 13 years, Taiwan Cement's highest Cash Ratio was 1.55. The lowest was 0.74. And the median was 0.95.

TPE:1101's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
88.8% of 375 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 0.33 vs TPE:1101: 1.49

Taiwan Cement Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Cement'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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Taiwan Cement Cash Ratio Chart

Taiwan Cement 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 0.99 1.01 1.28 1.55 1.49

Taiwan Cement Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.55 1.46 1.11 1.17 1.49

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Cement's Cash Ratio

For the Building Materials subindustry, Taiwan Cement'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.


Taiwan Cement's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Taiwan Cement's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Cement's Cash Ratio falls into.



Taiwan Cement Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Taiwan Cement'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
=108304.131/72581.236
=1.49

Taiwan Cement'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
=108304.131/72581.236
=1.49

* 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.


Taiwan Cement  (TPE:1101) 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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Taiwan Cement (TPE:1101) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No.113, Zhongshan North Road, Section 2, Taipei, TWN, 104
Taiwan Cement Corp operates in three primary segments: cement, Electricity and energy segment and Other segments. The cement segment involves production, processing and sale of cement goods. The Electricity and energy segment is engaged in power generation, energy storage and power business. The other segment includes land and marine transportation, production and sale of refractory materials, and others. The majority of revenue comes from Asia and Taiwan.

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