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WERN (Werner Enterprises) Cash Ratio : 0.15 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Werner Enterprises 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. Werner Enterprises's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.15.

Werner Enterprises has a Cash Ratio of 0.15. 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 Werner Enterprises's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WERN' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.17   Max: 0.74
Current: 0.15

During the past 13 years, Werner Enterprises's highest Cash Ratio was 0.74. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.17.

WERN's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
81.47% of 955 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.51 vs WERN: 0.15

Werner Enterprises Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Werner Enterprises'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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Werner Enterprises Cash Ratio Chart

Werner Enterprises 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 0.09 0.11 0.20 0.35 0.19

Werner Enterprises Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.13 0.19 0.19 0.21 0.15

Competitive Comparison of Werner Enterprises's Cash Ratio

For the Trucking subindustry, Werner Enterprises'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.


Werner Enterprises's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Werner Enterprises's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Werner Enterprises Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Werner Enterprises'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
=61.723/330.585
=0.19

Werner Enterprises's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=54.66/357.709
=0.15

* 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.


Werner Enterprises  (NAS:WERN) 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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Werner Enterprises Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
14507 Frontier Road, Post Office Box 45308, Omaha, NE, USA, 68145-0308
Werner Enterprises Inc is a transportation and logistics company. The company has two reportable segments - TTS and Werner Logistics. It derives majority of its revenue from full-truckload transportation services and geographically from United States.
Executives
Alexi Wellman director ALTABA, 140 E 45TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, SUITE 15A, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michelle D. Greene director 1141 N. OLD WORLD 3RD STREET, UNIT # 2414, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Christopher D Wikoff officer: Exec VP - Treasurer & CFO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Eric J Downing officer: Exec VP and COO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Carmen A Tapio director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Michelle Dye Livingstone director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Scott C Arves director SCHNEIDER NATIONAL, INC., P.O. BOX 2545, GREEN BAY WI 54306
Vikram Mansharamani director P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Jim S Schelbe officer: Vice President - Sales C/O WERNER ENTERPRISES INC, PO BO X45308, OMAHA NE 68415-0308
H Marty Nordlund officer: Senior VP-Specialized Services PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308
Derek J Leathers officer: Senior VP - Van PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308
Craig T Callahan officer: VP Logistics & Corporate Sales P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Clarence L Werner director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Daragh P Mahon officer: Executive Vice President & CIO P.O. BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
James Lynn Johnson officer: Vice President - Controller PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145-0308