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Tetra Tech (Tetra Tech) Cash Ratio

: 0.17 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Tetra Tech's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.17.

Tetra Tech has a Cash Ratio of 0.17. 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 Tetra Tech's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TTEK' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 0.24   Max: 0.39
Current: 0.17

During the past 13 years, Tetra Tech's highest Cash Ratio was 0.39. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.24.

TTEK's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
71.02% of 1653 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.32 vs TTEK: 0.17

Tetra Tech Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tetra Tech'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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Tetra Tech Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cash Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.16 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.14

Tetra Tech Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.19 0.20 0.15 0.14 0.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Tetra Tech'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.


Tetra Tech Cash Ratio Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Tetra Tech's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tetra Tech's Cash Ratio falls into.



Tetra Tech Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Tetra Tech's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=168.831/1208.142
=0.14

Tetra Tech'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
=198.689/1160.995
=0.17

* 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.


Tetra Tech  (NAS:TTEK) 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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Tetra Tech (Tetra Tech) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3475 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, USA, 91107
Tetra Tech Inc provides consulting and engineering services for environmental, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development markets. It specializes in providing water-related services for public and private clients. It designs infrastructure, facilities, and other structures with complex plans and resource management. Tetra Tech has two reportable segments. Its Government Services Group (GSG) reportable segment primarily includes activities with U.S. government clients (federal, state and local) and activities with development agencies worldwide. Commercial/International Services Group (CIG) reportable segment primarily includes activities with U.S. commercial clients and international clients other than development agencies.
Executives
Brian N Carter officer: SVP, CORPORATE CONTROLLER 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Kirsten M Volpi director TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Dan L Batrack director, officer: CHAIRMAN AND CEO TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Jill Hudkins officer: President 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
Roger R Argus officer: SVP, Gov't Svcs. Group TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Preston Iii Hopson officer: SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL 3475 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA CA 91107
J Kenneth Thompson director ALASKA AIR GROUP, 19300 PACIFIC HIGHWAY SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98188
Kimberly E Ritrievi director TETRA TECH, INC, 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
Steven M Burdick officer: EVP, CFO TETRA TECH, INC., 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Christiana Obiaya director 130 W UNION STREET, PASADENA CA 91103
J Christopher Lewis director TETRA TECH, INC, 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Prashant Gandhi director 3475 E. FOOTHILL BLVD., PASADENA CA 91107
William R Brownlie officer: SVP, CHIEF ENGINEER 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Patrick C Haden director 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Brendan M. O'rourke officer: SVP, Enterprise Risk Mgmt. 3475 E FOOTHILL BLVD, PASADENA CA 91107