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Sociedad Punta del Cobre (XSGO:PUCOBRE) Cash Ratio : 0.12 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Sociedad Punta del Cobre 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. Sociedad Punta del Cobre's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.12.

Sociedad Punta del Cobre has a Cash Ratio of 0.12. 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 Sociedad Punta del Cobre's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XSGO:PUCOBRE' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.48   Max: 1.04
Current: 0.12

During the past 13 years, Sociedad Punta del Cobre's highest Cash Ratio was 1.04. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.48.

XSGO:PUCOBRE's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
82.64% of 2512 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.035 vs XSGO:PUCOBRE: 0.12

Sociedad Punta del Cobre Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sociedad Punta del Cobre'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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Sociedad Punta del Cobre Cash Ratio Chart

Sociedad Punta del Cobre Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.60 0.65 0.45 0.06 0.12

Sociedad Punta del Cobre Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.06 0.03 0.29 0.22 0.12

Competitive Comparison of Sociedad Punta del Cobre's Cash Ratio

For the Copper subindustry, Sociedad Punta del Cobre'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.


Sociedad Punta del Cobre's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Sociedad Punta del Cobre's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Sociedad Punta del Cobre Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Sociedad Punta del Cobre's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=17034.363/147721.727
=0.12

Sociedad Punta del Cobre's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=17034.363/147721.727
=0.12

* 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.


Sociedad Punta del Cobre  (XSGO:PUCOBRE) 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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Sociedad Punta del Cobre Business Description

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Address
Avenue El Bosque Central 130, 14th Floor, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Sociedad Punta del Cobre SA a Chilean mining company. It is specialized in the exploitation of medium-sized copper deposits. The company's operations are located mainly in the Atacama Region. The firm is engaged in developing two projects for the exploitation of copper, El Espino, and Tovaku, located in Coquimbo Region and the Antofagasta Region, respectively.

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