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Dubai Financial Market PJSC (DFM:DFM) Cash Ratio

: 1.93 (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. Dubai Financial Market PJSC's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.93.

Dubai Financial Market PJSC has a Cash Ratio of 1.93. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dubai Financial Market PJSC's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DFM:DFM' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.61   Med: 1.9   Max: 4.18
Current: 1.93

During the past 13 years, Dubai Financial Market PJSC's highest Cash Ratio was 4.18. The lowest was 1.61. And the median was 1.90.

DFM:DFM's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
69.31% of 655 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 0.89 vs DFM:DFM: 1.93

Dubai Financial Market PJSC Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dubai Financial Market PJSC'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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Dubai Financial Market PJSC 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 1.75 1.61 1.72 1.87 1.93

Dubai Financial Market PJSC 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 1.87 1.67 1.68 1.78 1.93

Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Dubai Financial Market PJSC'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.


Dubai Financial Market PJSC Cash Ratio Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Dubai Financial Market PJSC's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dubai Financial Market PJSC's Cash Ratio falls into.



Dubai Financial Market PJSC Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Dubai Financial Market PJSC'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
=3135.045/1620.974
=1.93

Dubai Financial Market PJSC'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
=3135.045/1620.974
=1.93

* 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.


Dubai Financial Market PJSC  (DFM:DFM) 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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Dubai Financial Market PJSC (DFM:DFM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O. Box 9700, Reception - Mezzanine Floor, Dubai World Trade Center Building, Dubai, ARE
Dubai Financial Market PJSC (DFM) operates as a regulated secondary market for the trading of securities issued by public shareholding companies, bonds issued by federal or local governments, local public institutions, and mutual funds as well as other local or foreign financial instruments. The company operates according to the principles of Sharia law. Revenue is derived from trading, investment, administration, and DFM's subsidiaries. Trading constitutes a majority of revenue.

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