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Batu Kawan Bhd (XKLS:1899) Cash Ratio : 0.56 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Batu Kawan Bhd 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. Batu Kawan Bhd's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.56.

Batu Kawan Bhd has a Cash Ratio of 0.56. 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 Batu Kawan Bhd's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:1899' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47   Med: 0.73   Max: 1.51
Current: 0.56

During the past 13 years, Batu Kawan Bhd's highest Cash Ratio was 1.51. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 0.73.

XKLS:1899's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
51.99% of 1510 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.54 vs XKLS:1899: 0.56

Batu Kawan Bhd Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Batu Kawan Bhd'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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Batu Kawan Bhd Cash Ratio Chart

Batu Kawan Bhd Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.41 1.49 0.53 0.56 0.50

Batu Kawan Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.72 0.62 0.50 0.52 0.56

Competitive Comparison of Batu Kawan Bhd's Cash Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Batu Kawan Bhd'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.


Batu Kawan Bhd's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Batu Kawan Bhd's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Batu Kawan Bhd's Cash Ratio falls into.



Batu Kawan Bhd Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Batu Kawan Bhd's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=2643.935/5259.498
=0.50

Batu Kawan Bhd's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=3065.643/5462.698
=0.56

* 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.


Batu Kawan Bhd  (XKLS:1899) 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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Batu Kawan Bhd (XKLS:1899) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 1, Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam, Wisma Taiko, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 30000
Batu Kawan Bhd is a holding company that focuses on harvesting palm trees and manufacturing and selling rubber and chemical products through its subsidiaries. The firm operates through four segments: plantation, manufacturing, property development, and investment holdings/others. The manufacturing segment generates majority revenue through selling a variety of chemical-based products, including oleochemicals, industrial amides, rubber gloves, and esters. The plantation segment generates the second portion of total revenue by cultivating and processing palm trees into both fresh fruit bunches and rubber products. Geographically, the firm operates in Asia, Europe, Americas, and Africa, with the majority of its revenue generated from Asian and European countries.

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