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CellPoint Connect AB (XSAT:CPNT) Cash Ratio : 0.03 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is CellPoint Connect AB 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. CellPoint Connect AB's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 0.03.

CellPoint Connect AB has a Cash Ratio of 0.03. 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 CellPoint Connect AB's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

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CellPoint Connect AB Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CellPoint Connect AB'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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CellPoint Connect AB Cash Ratio Chart

CellPoint Connect AB Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Cash Ratio
0.01 - 0.01 0.01 0.03

CellPoint Connect AB Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12
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 0.01 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.03

Competitive Comparison of CellPoint Connect AB's Cash Ratio

For the subindustry, CellPoint Connect AB's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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CellPoint Connect AB's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Industry

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CellPoint Connect AB Cash Ratio Calculation

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

CellPoint Connect AB's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2012 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.526/19.42
=0.03

CellPoint Connect AB's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2012 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.526/19.42
=0.03

* 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.


CellPoint Connect AB  (XSAT:CPNT) 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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CellPoint Connect AB (XSAT:CPNT) Business Description

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CellPoint Connect AB is engaged in the development of customers, competition, brand development, marketing, development and packaging of market offerings, marketing, IT, web, and "content strategy", search engine optimization, etc.

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