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Levi Strauss (WBO:LEVI) Cash Ratio : 0.29 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Levi Strauss 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. Levi Strauss's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.29.

Levi Strauss has a Cash Ratio of 0.29. 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 Levi Strauss's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:LEVI' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.58   Max: 1.03
Current: 0.29

During the past 10 years, Levi Strauss's highest Cash Ratio was 1.03. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.58.

WBO:LEVI's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
55.25% of 1028 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs WBO:LEVI: 0.29

Levi Strauss Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Levi Strauss'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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Levi Strauss Cash Ratio Chart

Levi Strauss Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 1.03 0.48 0.25 0.22

Levi Strauss Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.18 0.26 0.16 0.22 0.29

Competitive Comparison of Levi Strauss's Cash Ratio

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Levi Strauss'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.


Levi Strauss's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Levi Strauss's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Levi Strauss's Cash Ratio falls into.



Levi Strauss Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Levi Strauss's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Nov. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=368.491/1651.65
=0.22

Levi Strauss's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=478.981/1641.161
=0.29

* 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.


Levi Strauss  (WBO:LEVI) 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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Levi Strauss (WBO:LEVI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1155 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94111
Levi Strauss & Co is involved in designing, marketing, and selling products that include jeans, casual and dresses pants, tops, shorts, skirts, jackets, footwear, and related accessories directly or through third parties and licensees for men, women, and children under Levi's, Dockers, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. and Denizen brands. The company manages its business according to three regional segments: the Americas, which is the key revenue driver; Europe; and Asia.