The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. BHP Group's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.70.
BHP Group has a current ratio of 1.70. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for BHP Group's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
ASX:BHP'
s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.23 Med: 1.66 Max: 2.51
Current: 1.7
During the past 13 years, BHP Group's highest Current Ratio was 2.51. The lowest was 1.23. And the median was 1.66.
ASX:BHP's Current Ratio is ranked worse than 52.35% of 2655
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.83
vs ASX:BHP: 1.70
BHP Group Current Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for BHP Group's Current 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.
Competitive Comparison of BHP Group's Current Ratio
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, BHP Group's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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.
BHP Group's Current Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, BHP Group's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BHP Group's Current Ratio falls into.
BHP Group Current Ratio Calculation
The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.
BHP Group's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as
* 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.
BHP Group (ASX:BHP) Current Ratio Explanation
The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.
Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.
The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.
If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.
BHP Group Current Ratio Related Terms
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BHP is a global diversified miner mainly supplying iron ore and copper. The merger of BHP Limited and Billiton PLC created the present-day BHP Group. The dual-listed structure from the 2001 BHP and Billiton merger was collapsed in 2022. Major assets include Pilbara iron ore and Escondida copper. Onshore us oil and gas assets were sold in 2018 and the remaining Petroleum assets were spun off and merged with Woodside in 2022, with BHP vesting the Woodside shares it received to BHP shareholders. It purchased copper miner Oz Minerals in fiscal 2023 and is entering the potash market through the development of its Jansen project in Canada. However, due to low nickel prices, BHP is placing its nickel business on care and maintenance in late 2024.
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