Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (BSP:A1LN34) Cash Ratio : 2.52 (As of Dec. 2023)

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Cash Ratio Chart

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
	Trend	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23
Cash Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					4.36	3.20	3.50	2.86	2.52

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 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															2.86	3.07	2.61	2.53	2.52

Competitive Comparison of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Cash Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

* 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.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals  (BSP:A1LN34) 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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