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Great Western Minerals Group (Great Western Minerals Group) Current Ratio : 2.10 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Great Western Minerals Group Current Ratio?

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. Great Western Minerals Group's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 2.10.

Great Western Minerals Group has a current ratio of 2.10. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Great Western Minerals Group's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

GWMGF's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 2.01
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

Great Western Minerals Group Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Western Minerals 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.

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Great Western Minerals Group Current Ratio Chart

Great Western Minerals Group Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.17 5.59 2.81 5.43 3.50

Great Western Minerals Group Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
Current 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 3.76 3.50 2.61 2.89 2.10

Competitive Comparison of Great Western Minerals Group's Current Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Great Western Minerals 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.


Great Western Minerals Group's Current Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Great Western Minerals Group's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Western Minerals Group's Current Ratio falls into.



Great Western Minerals 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.

Great Western Minerals Group's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2013 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2013 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2013 )
=31.527/9.012
=3.50

Great Western Minerals Group's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2014 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2014 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=18.53/8.809
=2.10

* 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.


Great Western Minerals Group  (OTCPK:GWMGF) 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.


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Great Western Minerals Group (Great Western Minerals Group) Business Description

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Address
Unit 201B, 2121 Airport Drive, Saskatoon, SK, CAN, S7L 6W5
Great Western Minerals Group Ltd is a Canadian-based exploration and development company, which is engaged in the exploration and development of its rare earth elements (REE) property, and the manufacturing and marketing of products containing REE. The company operates as an integrated rare earth processor which manufactures specialty alloys used in the magnet, battery, defense and aerospace industries. It holds an interest in the Steenkampskraal monazite mine, located approximately 350 kilometers northwest of Cape Town, South Africa. Further, the group also holds an interest in Hoidas Lake rare earth mineral property in Canada.

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