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Twenty-First Century Fox (Twenty-First Century Fox) Cash Ratio : 2.68 (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Twenty-First Century Fox 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. Twenty-First Century Fox's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 2.68.

Twenty-First Century Fox has a Cash Ratio of 2.68. 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 Twenty-First Century Fox's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FOXAV's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.54
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Twenty-First Century Fox Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Twenty-First Century Fox'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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Twenty-First Century Fox Cash Ratio Chart

Twenty-First Century Fox Annual Data
Trend Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.61 1.16 0.63 0.85 0.92

Twenty-First Century Fox Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
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 0.72 0.81 0.92 0.91 2.68

Competitive Comparison of Twenty-First Century Fox's Cash Ratio

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Twenty-First Century Fox'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.


Twenty-First Century Fox's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Twenty-First Century Fox's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Twenty-First Century Fox's Cash Ratio falls into.



Twenty-First Century Fox Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Twenty-First Century Fox's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jun. 2018 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=7622/8244
=0.92

Twenty-First Century Fox's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2018 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=21281/7935
=2.68

* 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.


Twenty-First Century Fox  (NAS:FOXAV) 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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Twenty-First Century Fox (Twenty-First Century Fox) Business Description

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Address
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036
21st Century Fox is a media conglomerate with a wide range of assets: a film studio, which creates television programs and movies; broadcast television, including the Fox broadcast network and local TV stations in the U.S.; cable networks, which comprise over 300 channels around the world; and direct-broadcast satellite TV in the form of Sky, a satellite pay-tv provider in Europe.