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Saul Centers (Saul Centers) Cash Ratio

: 0.02 (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. Saul Centers's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02.

Saul Centers has a Cash Ratio of 0.02. 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 Saul Centers's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BFS' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.11   Max: 0.18
Current: 0.02

During the past 13 years, Saul Centers's highest Cash Ratio was 0.18. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.11.

BFS's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
94.62% of 706 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 0.425 vs BFS: 0.02

Saul Centers Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saul Centers'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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Saul Centers Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.10 0.18 0.10 0.06 0.02

Saul Centers 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 0.06 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Saul Centers'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.


Saul Centers Cash Ratio Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Saul Centers's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saul Centers's Cash Ratio falls into.



Saul Centers Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Saul Centers'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
=8.407/354.674
=0.02

Saul Centers'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
=8.407/354.674
=0.02

* 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.


Saul Centers  (NYSE:BFS) 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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Saul Centers (Saul Centers) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1500E, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814-6522
Saul Centers Inc is a self-managed real estate investment trust which invests in, operates, and develops retail and commercial properties. The company's portfolio includes community and neighbourhood shopping centres, office properties, and mixed-use properties. Properties are primarily located in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland metropolitan areas. Saul Centers operates through two business segments: shopping centers, which contribute the maximum portion of total revenue; and mixed-use properties. Major tenants include grocery stores, discount department stores, and drug stores.
Executives
Saul B Francis Ii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 8401 CONNECTICUT AVE, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Carlos Lawrence Heard officer: Senior Vice President & CFO 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
David Todd Pearson officer: Executive V.P.-Real Estate 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20895
Patricia Saul Lotuff director 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
John E Chapoton director BROWN INVESTMENT ADVISORY INCORPORATED, 1717 H STREET, NW, FIFTH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
H. Gregory Platts director 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Clancy George Patrick Jr director 1100 H ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20080
Philip D Caraci director
James Page Lansdale officer: Exec. VP - Real Estate 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
Joel Albert Friedman officer: Sr. V.P./Chief Acctng Officer 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
Mark Iii Sullivan director 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
John F Collich officer: Sr. VP-Acquisitions & Dev.
Lori Godby officer: Senior Vice Pres.-Residential 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
Judith K. Garland officer: SVP, Office and Retail 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
Willoughby B. Laycock director, officer: VP-Residential Development 7501 WISCONSIN AVE., SUITE 1400, BETHESDA MD 20814

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