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Want Want China Holdings (Want Want China Holdings) Cash Ratio : 0.60 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Want Want China Holdings 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. Want Want China Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.60.

Want Want China Holdings has a Cash Ratio of 0.60. 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 Want Want China Holdings's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WWNTY' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 1.44   Max: 2.96
Current: 0.6

During the past 13 years, Want Want China Holdings's highest Cash Ratio was 2.96. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 1.44.

WWNTY's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
60.52% of 1839 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs WWNTY: 0.60

Want Want China Holdings Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Want Want China Holdings'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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Want Want China Holdings Cash Ratio Chart

Want Want China Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.72 2.96 1.75 1.22 0.90

Want Want China Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 1.51 1.22 1.00 0.90 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Want Want China Holdings's Cash Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Want Want China Holdings'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.


Want Want China Holdings's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Want Want China Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Want Want China Holdings's Cash Ratio falls into.



Want Want China Holdings Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Want Want China Holdings'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
=1147.542/1273.416
=0.90

Want Want China Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=896.496/1489.137
=0.60

* 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.


Want Want China Holdings  (OTCPK:WWNTY) 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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Want Want China Holdings (Want Want China Holdings) Business Description

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Address
No. 18 Sheung Yuet Road, Units 07-08, 7th Floor, FTLife Tower, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Want Want is major player in the China packaged food and beverage sector. The company was founded in 1962 in Taiwan and entered the mainland Chinese market in 1989. Its flagship products, such as Hot-Kid milk and Want Want rice crackers, are market leaders in the respective sub-segments. With a primary focus in mainland China, the company also exports to overseas markets. As at March 2021, Want Want China had 422 sales offices, 35 production bases and 81 factories on the Chinese mainland and worked with around 9,000 distributors.

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