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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) Cash Ratio : 0.03 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is ERF Wireless 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. ERF Wireless's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.03.

ERF Wireless has a Cash Ratio of 0.03. 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 ERF Wireless's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ERFB's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 0.66
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

ERF Wireless Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for ERF Wireless'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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ERF Wireless Cash Ratio Chart

ERF Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.05 0.01 0.30 0.03 0.01

ERF Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03

Competitive Comparison of ERF Wireless's Cash Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, ERF Wireless'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.


ERF Wireless's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, ERF Wireless's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ERF Wireless's Cash Ratio falls into.



ERF Wireless Cash Ratio Calculation

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

ERF Wireless's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2013 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.042/6.582
=0.01

ERF Wireless's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2014 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.179/5.609
=0.03

* 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.


ERF Wireless  (OTCPK:ERFB) 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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ERF Wireless (ERF Wireless) Business Description

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Address
13500 Noel Road, Suite 436, Dallas, TX, USA, 75240
ERF Wireless Inc provides critical infrastructure wireless broadband communications products and services to a broad spectrum of customers in primarily rural oil and gas exploration. It also provides high-quality broadband services and critical communications services to residential, oil and gas, educational, healthcare, and regional banks in rural areas utilizing. As a total comprehensive solutions provider, the group offers a wide array of critical communications services, including high-speed broadband, voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone and facsimile service, and video security. The business activities generally function in the areas of North America.