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GameStop (WBO:GME) Cash Ratio : 4.20 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is GameStop 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. GameStop's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 4.20.

GameStop has a Cash Ratio of 4.20. 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 GameStop's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:GME' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08   Med: 0.39   Max: 5.37
Current: 4.2

During the past 13 years, GameStop's highest Cash Ratio was 5.37. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.39.

WBO:GME's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
96.74% of 1103 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.33 vs WBO:GME: 4.20

GameStop Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for GameStop'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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GameStop Cash Ratio Chart

GameStop Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 0.38 0.94 1.04 1.28

GameStop Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 0.84 1.28 1.28 5.37 4.20

Competitive Comparison of GameStop's Cash Ratio

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, GameStop'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.


GameStop's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, GameStop's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



GameStop Cash Ratio Calculation

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

GameStop's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jan. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=1100.957/857.871
=1.28

GameStop's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Oct. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=4237.672/1009.433
=4.20

* 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.


GameStop  (WBO:GME) 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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GameStop Business Description

Address
625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, TX, USA, 76051
GameStop Corp is a U.S. multichannel video game, consumer electronics, and services retailer. The company operates across Europe, Canada, Australia, and the United States. GameStop sells new and second-hand video game hardware, physical and digital video game software, and video game accessories, mainly through GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania stores and international e-commerce sites. The majority of sales are from the United States.

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