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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (FRA:L3X) Cash Ratio : 1.01 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras 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. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.01.

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras has a Cash Ratio of 1.01. 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 Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:L3X' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22   Med: 0.51   Max: 1.01
Current: 1.01

During the past 13 years, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's highest Cash Ratio was 1.01. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.51.

FRA:L3X's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
75.6% of 418 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 0.45 vs FRA:L3X: 1.01

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras'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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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Cash Ratio Chart

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 0.71 0.51 0.66 0.88

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 0.68 0.88 0.85 0.62 1.01

Competitive Comparison of Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash Ratio

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras'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.


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash Ratio falls into.



Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2022 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=4197.234/4758.491
=0.88

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=5933.939/5864.864
=1.01

* 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.


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras  (FRA:L3X) 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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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (FRA:L3X) Business Description

Address
Rua da Quitanda 196, 9th floor, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20091-005
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, or Eletrobras, is a mixed capital, Brazilian electric utility company of which the majority shareholder is the Government of Brazil. Eletrobras, through its subsidiaries, controls a sizable amount of total installed electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in Brazil. The company operates a portfolio of wind, thermal, hydro, and nuclear power plants located throughout the country. The vast majority of the total energy produced by Eletrobras comes from its hydroelectric facilities. The company primarily generates revenue from the administration segment. About half of Eletrobras' electricity sales are made using free market agreements, while the other half is completed through auctions and contracts.

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