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Defiance SilverTSXV:DEF +12.12%33 Cash Ratio is 9.04 as of Mar. 2026, which is 304% above its 10-year median of 2.24. GuruFocus rates TSXV:DEF with a GF Score™ of 33/100. Among 2,576 Metals & Mining companies, Defiance Silver ranks better than 78.8% on this metric.
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.
Defiance Silver Cash Ratio Related Terms
Defiance Silver Cash Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Defiance Silver's Cash Ratio can be seen below:
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For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Defiance Silver'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.
Defiance Silver Cash Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Defiance Silver's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Defiance Silver's Cash Ratio falls into.
* 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.
Defiance Silver (TSXV:DEF) has a Cash Ratio of 9.04 as of Mar. 2026. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Defiance Silver and its competitors. This is 304% above median its historical median of 2.24. Over the past decade, Defiance Silver's Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.03 to 21.75. According to the industry distribution chart, Defiance Silver ranks #546 out of 2576 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 21.2%.
Is Defiance Silver's Cash Ratio too high?
Defiance Silver's current Cash Ratio of 9.04 is 304% above median its 10-year median of 2.24. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.03 to a high of 21.75. The Metals & Mining industry median Cash Ratio is 1.83. Defiance Silver's value of 9.04 is 394% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Defiance Silver ranks #546 out of 2576 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Defiance Silver has a GF Score™ of 33/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Defiance Silver's Cash Ratio compare to HL?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Defiance Silver ranks #546 out of 2576 companies for Cash Ratio. This places Defiance Silver in the top 21% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Cash Ratio is 1.83. Defiance Silver's value of 9.04 is 394% above this benchmark. Historically, Defiance Silver's own Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.03 to 21.75 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.24 vs. the industry median of 1.83, Defiance Silver has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Ratio for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Cash Ratio among Metals & Mining companies is 1.83, based on 2,576 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cash Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cash Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Defiance Silver's current Cash Ratio of 9.04 is 394% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Ratio mean?
A high Cash Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Defiance Silver and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Cash Ratio is 1.83 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Defiance Silver's current Cash Ratio is 9.04, which is 304% above median its own 10-year median of 2.24. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Defiance Silver stock overvalued right now?
Defiance Silver (TSXV:DEF) has a current Cash Ratio of 9.04. The current Cash Ratio is 9.04, which is 304% above median its 10-year median of 2.24 and 394% above the Metals & Mining industry median of 1.83. Defiance Silver's overall GF Score™ is 33/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Ratio calculated?
Cash Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Defiance Silver (TSXV:DEF), the current Cash Ratio is 9.04 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Defiance Silver Corp is a Mexico-based silver, gold, copper, and polymetallic exploration & development company. The company is focused on advancing two projects in Mexico, the Zacatecas silver project in the historic mining region of Zacatecas and the Tepal copper-gold project in Michoacan. The company's projects include Zacatecas silver projects located in north-central Mexico and the Tepal copper-gold project located in the state of Michoacan, Mexico.
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