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CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo (BSP:MSPA4) Cash Ratio

: 0.63 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.63.

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo has a Cash Ratio of 0.63. 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 CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:MSPA4' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.66   Max: 1.55
Current: 0.63

During the past 13 years, CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's highest Cash Ratio was 1.55. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.66.

BSP:MSPA4's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
63.73% of 284 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 0.295 vs BSP:MSPA4: 0.63

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo'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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CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.77 0.91 0.32 0.63

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.32 0.38 0.58 0.66 0.63

Competitive Comparison

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo'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.


CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Cash Ratio Distribution

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo's Cash Ratio falls into.



CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo Cash Ratio Calculation

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

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo'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
=44.756/71.357
=0.63

CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo'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
=44.756/71.357
=0.63

* 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.


CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo  (BSP:MSPA4) 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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CIA Melhoramentos deo Paulo (BSP:MSPA4) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Rua Tito 479, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 05051000
CIA Melhoramentos de Sao Paulo primarily engages in publishing business in Brazil. It offers paperback and digital books primarily for children, teenagers, and schools; cooking books; and customized books for companies. The company also engages in developing and maintaining forests; conducting reforestation activities of pines and eucalyptus; and urban, industrial, or infrastructure projects of real estate development. In addition, it is involved in the production of fibers, such as thermo ground wood, Bleached Thermo Ground Wood and Neolux Fibers, used as raw material for the production of paperboard, tissue and special papers.

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