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Unilever NV (WBO:UNA) Cash Ratio : 0.28 (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is Unilever NV 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. Unilever NV's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 0.28.

Unilever NV has a Cash Ratio of 0.28. 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 Unilever NV's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:UNA' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 0.19   Max: 0.28
Current: 0.28

During the past 13 years, Unilever NV's highest Cash Ratio was 0.28. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.19.

WBO:UNA's Cash Ratio is not ranked
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 0.37 vs WBO:UNA: 0.28

Unilever NV Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unilever NV'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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Unilever NV Cash Ratio Chart

Unilever NV Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 0.18 0.17 0.19 0.24

Unilever NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20
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 0.19 0.19 0.22 0.24 0.28

Competitive Comparison of Unilever NV's Cash Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Unilever NV'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.


Unilever NV's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Unilever NV's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Unilever NV Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Unilever NV's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2019 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=5072/20978
=0.24

Unilever NV's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Jun. 2020 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=5886/20976
=0.28

* 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.


Unilever NV  (WBO:UNA) 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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Unilever NV (WBO:UNA) Business Description

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Address
Weena 455, Rotterdam, NLD, 3000
Netherlands-based Unilever NV and U.K.-based Unilever PLC operate Unilever Group, a diversified household and personal product (60% of 2018 sales by value) and packaged-food and refreshments (40%) company. The firm's brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Lipton teas, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemme hair-care brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years, and high-profile purchases include the mail-order men's grooming business Dollar Shave Club.

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