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Dentalcorp Holdings (TSX:DNTL) Cash Ratio : 0.24 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Dentalcorp Holdings 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. Dentalcorp Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24.

Dentalcorp Holdings has a Cash Ratio of 0.24. 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 Dentalcorp Holdings's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:DNTL' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24   Med: 0.6   Max: 0.83
Current: 0.24

During the past 5 years, Dentalcorp Holdings's highest Cash Ratio was 0.83. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.60.

TSX:DNTL's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
69.54% of 650 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 0.51 vs TSX:DNTL: 0.24

Dentalcorp Holdings Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dentalcorp Holdings'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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Dentalcorp Holdings Cash Ratio Chart

Dentalcorp Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
0.60 0.65 0.83 0.60 0.24

Dentalcorp Holdings Quarterly Data
Apr18 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 0.60 0.65 0.59 0.54 0.24

Competitive Comparison of Dentalcorp Holdings's Cash Ratio

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Dentalcorp Holdings'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.


Dentalcorp Holdings's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Dentalcorp Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dentalcorp Holdings's Cash Ratio falls into.



Dentalcorp Holdings Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Dentalcorp Holdings's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Dentalcorp Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

* 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.


Dentalcorp Holdings  (TSX:DNTL) 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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Dentalcorp Holdings (TSX:DNTL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
181 Bay Street, Suite 2600, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2T3
Dentalcorp Holdings Ltd is engaged in acquiring dental practices and providing health care services in Canada. It recognizes revenue for the provision of dental services that are rendered to patients by Partner dentists and dental practitioners contracted by the Professional Corporations and health care services rendered by employees or contractors of the company.

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