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Ascent Industries Co (Ascent Industries Co) Cash Ratio : 0.07 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ascent Industries Co 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. Ascent Industries Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.07.

Ascent Industries Co has a Cash Ratio of 0.07. 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 Ascent Industries Co's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ACNT' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.04   Max: 0.07
Current: 0.07

During the past 13 years, Ascent Industries Co's highest Cash Ratio was 0.07. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.04.

ACNT's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
80.52% of 616 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs ACNT: 0.07

Ascent Industries Co Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ascent Industries Co'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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Ascent Industries Co Cash Ratio Chart

Ascent Industries Co 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 0.02 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.07

Ascent Industries Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.07

Competitive Comparison of Ascent Industries Co's Cash Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Ascent Industries Co'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.


Ascent Industries Co's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Ascent Industries Co's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ascent Industries Co's Cash Ratio falls into.



Ascent Industries Co Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Ascent Industries Co'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
=1.851/24.789
=0.07

Ascent Industries Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=1.851/24.789
=0.07

* 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.


Ascent Industries Co  (NAS:ACNT) 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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Ascent Industries Co (Ascent Industries Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1400 16th Street, Suite 270, Oak Brook, IL, USA, 60523
Ascent Industries Co is engaged in the chemical and metal industry. The group operates into two reportable segments namely the Ascent Tubular Products and the Specialty Chemicals Segment. The Tubular Products segment serves markets through pipe and tube and customers in the appliance, architectural, automotive and commercial transportation, brewery, chemical, petrochemical and other industries. The Specialty Chemicals segment produces specialty products for the pulp and paper, coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE), textile, automotive, household and other industries. It manufactures welded pipe and tube, majorly from stainless steel, duplex, and nickel alloys. The company also produces specialty chemicals and dyes used in various end markets.
Executives
Zuppo John Robert Iii other: Exec VP - Synalloy Chemicals 6095 OLD BRICK STORE RD, GREENSBORO NC 27455
William Steckel officer: Chief Financial Officer 2972 STENDER WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Benjamin L Rosenzweig director 50 OLD IVY ROAD SUITE 230, ATLANTA GA 30342
Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr director 15 MIDWOOD ROAD, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Christopher Gerald Hutter director 1400 16TH STREET, SUITE 250, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Privet Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, Atlanta GA 30305
Henry L Guy director 89 SUMMIT AVENUE, SECOND FLOOR, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Aaron M Tam officer: Chief Financial Officer 4510 COX ROAD, SUITE 201, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
John Schauerman director 26000 COMMERCENTRE DR., LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Tackett Glenn Douglas Jr officer: Chief Legal Officer 4510 COX ROAD, SUITE 201, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
David James Kuzy other: EVP - Synalloy Chemicals 639 S. MAIN STREET, NAPERVILLE IL 60540
Timothy J Lynch other: Exec VP - Synalloy Metals 13601 PERDIDO KEY DRIVE, UNIT 12 C, PENSACOLA FL 32507
Sarah M Cunningham officer: VP Corporate Adinistration 14519 AUGUSTA LANE, ASHLAND X1 23005
Maria Haughton Roberson other: President, ASTI 129 HONEYCUTT ROAD, TROUTMAN NC 28166
Anthony A Callander director PO BOX 5627, SPARTANBURG SC 29304