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Wright Investors' Service Holdings (Wright Investors' Service Holdings) Cash Ratio : 39.39 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Wright Investors' Service Holdings 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. Wright Investors' Service Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 39.39.

Wright Investors' Service Holdings has a Cash Ratio of 39.39. 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 Wright Investors' Service Holdings's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

IWSH' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.84   Med: 38.15   Max: 58.02
Current: 39.39

During the past 13 years, Wright Investors' Service Holdings's highest Cash Ratio was 58.02. The lowest was 5.84. And the median was 38.15.

IWSH's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
82.18% of 477 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: 0.81 vs IWSH: 39.39

Wright Investors' Service Holdings Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wright Investors' Service Holdings'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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Wright Investors' Service Holdings Cash Ratio Chart

Wright Investors' Service Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
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Wright Investors' Service Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 37.68 35.17 31.07 45.67 39.39

Competitive Comparison of Wright Investors' Service Holdings's Cash Ratio

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Wright Investors' Service Holdings'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.


Wright Investors' Service Holdings's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Wright Investors' Service Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wright Investors' Service Holdings's Cash Ratio falls into.



Wright Investors' Service Holdings Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Wright Investors' Service Holdings'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
=3.269/0.083
=39.39

Wright Investors' Service Holdings'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
=3.269/0.083
=39.39

* 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.


Wright Investors' Service Holdings  (OTCPK:IWSH) 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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Wright Investors' Service Holdings (Wright Investors' Service Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
118 North Bedford Road, Suite 100, Mount Kisco, NY, USA, 10549
Wright Investors' Service Holdings Inc is a shell company.
Executives
Miller William H Iii 10 percent owner C/O APG LLC, ONE SOUTH STREET, SUITE 2550, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Harvey P Eisen director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 100 SOUTH BEDFORD ROAD, MT KISCO NY 10549
Cove Street Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 525 SOUTH DOUGLAS STREET, SUITE 225, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Cameron Dort A Iii director
Jeffrey Bronchick 10 percent owner 2101 EAST EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD, SUITE 302, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Andrew Leaf 10 percent owner 2101 E EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD, SUITE 302, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Paul Hinkle 10 percent owner 2101 E EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD, SUITE 302, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Eugene Vlad Robin 10 percent owner 2508 FISK LANE, REDONDO BEACH CA 90278
Harold D. Kahn officer: Acting CFO & PAO 177 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Marshall S Geller director 10866 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1450, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Amit S Khandwala officer: Co- CEO. The Winthrop Corp. 5 MAYFAIR DRIVE, TRUMBULL CT 06611
Pfenniger Richard C Jr director 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD., MIAMI FL 33137
Peter M. Donovan director, officer: CEO of Operating Subsidiary C/O THE WINTHROP CORPORATION, 440 WHEELERS FARM ROAD, MILFORD CT 06461
Thomas J Hayes officer: Chief Operating Officer 100 SOUTH BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 2R, MOUNT KISCO NY 10549
Bedford Oak Capital Lp 10 percent owner

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