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Universal Security Instruments (Universal Security Instruments) Cash Ratio : 0.01 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Universal Security Instruments 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. Universal Security Instruments's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01.

Universal Security Instruments has a Cash Ratio of 0.01. 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 Universal Security Instruments's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

UUU' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.05   Max: 2.95
Current: 0.01

During the past 13 years, Universal Security Instruments's highest Cash Ratio was 2.95. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.05.

UUU's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
98.3% of 1056 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.58 vs UUU: 0.01

Universal Security Instruments Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Security Instruments'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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Universal Security Instruments Cash Ratio Chart

Universal Security Instruments Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.05 0.03 0.09 0.07 0.05

Universal Security Instruments 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 0.05 0.05 0.09 0.07 0.01

Competitive Comparison of Universal Security Instruments's Cash Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Universal Security Instruments'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.


Universal Security Instruments's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Universal Security Instruments's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Security Instruments's Cash Ratio falls into.



Universal Security Instruments Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Universal Security Instruments's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.152/2.869
=0.05

Universal Security Instruments'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
=0.039/3.411
=0.01

* 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.


Universal Security Instruments  (AMEX:UUU) 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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Universal Security Instruments (Universal Security Instruments) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
11407 Cronhill Drive, Suite A, Owings Mills, MD, USA, 21117
Universal Security Instruments Inc is a U.S based manufacturer and distributor of safety and security devices in the Peoples Republic of China . The company markets a line of residential smoke and carbon monoxide alarms under the trade names UNIVERSAL and USI Electric. It also markets products to the electrical distribution trade such as electrical and lighting distributors as well as manufactured housing companies. Its product portfolio consists of smoke and fire alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, multi-gas alarms, universal smoke sensing technology, and plug-in alarms.
Executives
Bitnile Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 11411 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PARKWAY, SUITE 240, LAS VEGAS NV 89141
North Star Investment Management Corp. other: SEE NOTE 2 BELOW 20 N. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE # 1416, CHICAGO IL 60606
North Star Micro Cap Fund 10 percent owner 80 ARKAY DRIVE, SUITE 110, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Ira Bormel director 11407 CRONHILL DRIVE, SUITE A, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Harvey B Grossblatt director, officer: President, CEO 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Ronald A Seff director 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Howard B Silverman director 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Cary Luskin director 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Michael L Kovens 10 percent owner 6 REGENCY CT, BALTIMORE MD 21208
James Ballard Huff officer: Chief Financial Officer 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Ronald S Lazarus 10 percent owner 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Stephen C Knepper director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CEO 7-A GWYNNS MILL COURT, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117

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