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Landstar System (Landstar System) Cash Ratio : 0.80 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Landstar System 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. Landstar System's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.80.

Landstar System has a Cash Ratio of 0.80. 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 Landstar System's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSTR' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25   Med: 0.47   Max: 0.9
Current: 0.9

During the past 13 years, Landstar System's highest Cash Ratio was 0.90. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.47.

LSTR's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
67.22% of 967 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.55 vs LSTR: 0.90

Landstar System Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Landstar System'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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Landstar System Cash Ratio Chart

Landstar System Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 0.36 0.25 0.45 0.80

Landstar System Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.52 0.60 0.74 0.80 0.90

Competitive Comparison of Landstar System's Cash Ratio

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Landstar System'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.


Landstar System's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Landstar System's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Landstar System's Cash Ratio falls into.



Landstar System Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Landstar System'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
=540.704/675.224
=0.80

Landstar System'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
=540.704/675.224
=0.80

* 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.


Landstar System  (NAS:LSTR) 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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Landstar System (Landstar System) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
13410 Sutton Park Drive South, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32224
Landstar System is an agent based asset-light third-party logistics provider focused on domestic truck brokerage (90% of revenue). Historically, roughly half of its truck transportation freight is hauled by leased owner-operators with the remainder hauled by third-party broker-carriers. To a smaller degree, it offers intermodal, global air and ocean forwarding, and warehousing services. Landstar also runs a small business that offers insurance programs to captive owner-operators. It has a long history of industry-leading execution and operating profitability.
Executives
Joseph J Beacom officer: VP, Chief Safety Officer 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
James B Gattoni officer: Vice President - Controller 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Ricardo S Coro officer: Vice President - CIO 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Michael K Kneller officer: VP General Counsel & Secy 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Aimee M Cooper officer: VP & CAO 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
James P Todd officer: VP and CFO 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Teresa L White director 1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
James L Liang director C/O LENCO MOBILE INC., 345 CHAPALA STREET, SANTA BARBARA CA 93101
Federico L Pensotti officer: VP and CFO 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
L Kevin Stout officer: VP, CFO and Asst Secretary 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Dr. Homaira Akbari director 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Larry J Thoele director 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Diana M Murphy director C/O LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC, 13410 SUTTON PARK DR S, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Anthony J Orlando director TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, STE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Robert S Brasher officer: VP & Chief Commercial Officer 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224