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Marvell Technology (XTER:9MW) Cash Ratio : 0.52 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Marvell Technology 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. Marvell Technology's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.52.

Marvell Technology has a Cash Ratio of 0.52. 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 Marvell Technology's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:9MW' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 0.91   Max: 4.37
Current: 0.52

During the past 13 years, Marvell Technology's highest Cash Ratio was 4.37. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.91.

XTER:9MW's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
71.92% of 990 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.09 vs XTER:9MW: 0.52

Marvell Technology Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marvell Technology'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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Marvell Technology Cash Ratio Chart

Marvell Technology Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.91 0.69 0.44 0.38 0.52

Marvell Technology Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 0.38 0.34 0.16 0.39 0.52

Competitive Comparison of Marvell Technology's Cash Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Marvell Technology'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.


Marvell Technology's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Marvell Technology's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Marvell Technology's Cash Ratio falls into.



Marvell Technology Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Marvell Technology's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jan. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=872.834/1665.436
=0.52

Marvell Technology's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=872.834/1665.436
=0.52

* 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.


Marvell Technology  (XTER:9MW) 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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Marvell Technology (XTER:9MW) Business Description

Address
1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19801
Marvell Technology is a fabless chip designer focused on wired networking, where it has the second-highest market share. Marvell serves the data center, carrier, enterprise, automotive, and consumer end markets with processors, optical and copper transceivers, switches, and storage controllers.

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