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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Cash Ratio

: 0.12 (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. WestRock Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.12.

WestRock Co has a Cash Ratio of 0.12. 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 WestRock Co's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WRK' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.08   Max: 0.22
Current: 0.12

During the past 13 years, WestRock Co's highest Cash Ratio was 0.22. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.08.

WRK's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
75% of 380 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.33 vs WRK: 0.12

WestRock Co Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for WestRock Co'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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WestRock Co 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 0.04 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.08

WestRock Co 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 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.12

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, WestRock Co'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.


WestRock Co Cash Ratio Distribution

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WestRock Co's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WestRock Co's Cash Ratio falls into.



WestRock Co Cash Ratio Calculation

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

WestRock Co'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
=393.4/4919.4
=0.08

WestRock Co'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
=488.1/3968.8
=0.12

* 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.


WestRock Co  (NYSE:WRK) 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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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Abernathy Road, North East, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco in fall 2015, WestRock became the largest North American producer of solid bleached sulfate and the second-largest producer of containerboard, which is used in the production of shipping containers.
Executives
Currey M Russell director PO BOX 4098, NORCROSS GA 30091
John L O'neal officer: President, Global Paper 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30338
James E Nevels director C/O TASTY BAKING COMPANY, NAVY YARD CORP. CTR., THREE CRESCENT DR., PHILADELPHIA PA 19112
Samuel W. Shoemaker officer: President, Consumer Packaging 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Dmitri L Stockton director 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Thomas Stigers officer: President, Mill Operations 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Denise R Singleton officer: EVP, GC and Secretary 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jean Savage director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
David B Sewell officer: Chief Executive Officer 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Alexander W Pease officer: Chief Financial Officer 5605 CARNEGIE BOULEVARD, SUTIE 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Patrick M. Kivits officer: Pres, Consumer PKG 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Peter C Durette officer: President, Corrugated Pkg. MEADWESTVACO, 501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219-0501
Jeffrey Wayne Chalovich officer: President - Corrugated Pkging 504 THRASHER STREET, NORCROSS GA 30071
Steven C Voorhees director, officer: CEO - President 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Patrick Edward Lindner officer: President, Consumer Packaging 501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219

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