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Mercantile Ports and Logistics (LSE:MPL) Current Ratio : 1.33 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Mercantile Ports and Logistics 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. Mercantile Ports and Logistics's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 1.33.

Mercantile Ports and Logistics has a current ratio of 1.33. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MPL' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 1.85   Max: 9.2
Current: 1.33

During the past 12 years, Mercantile Ports and Logistics's highest Current Ratio was 9.20. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 1.85.

LSE:MPL's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
51.38% of 981 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.4 vs LSE:MPL: 1.33

Mercantile Ports and Logistics Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercantile Ports and Logistics'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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Mercantile Ports and Logistics Current Ratio Chart

Mercantile Ports and Logistics Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.89 2.00 1.14 1.81 1.22

Mercantile Ports and Logistics Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 1.45 1.81 1.51 1.22 1.33

Competitive Comparison of Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Current Ratio

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Mercantile Ports and Logistics'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.


Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Current Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Current Ratio falls into.



Mercantile Ports and Logistics 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.

Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2022 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2022 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2022 )
=14.764/12.058
=1.22

Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Jun. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=22.124/16.614
=1.33

* 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.


Mercantile Ports and Logistics  (LSE:MPL) 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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Mercantile Ports and Logistics (LSE:MPL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Le Bordage Road, 1st Floor, Tudor House, Saint Peter Port, GGY, GY1 1DB
Mercantile Ports and Logistics Ltd develops, owns, and operates port and logistics facilities. The site of the company's first project is at Karanja Creek in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, where it intends to develop and operate a modern and efficient port and logistics complex. At the Karanja port, the company focuses on mid-stream discharge and loading of cargo while vessels wait at anchorage for a berth in JNPT, and coastal movement of cargoes, such as containers, cement, and other break-bulk cargo, which typically ply in smaller vessels. The company has only one operating and geographic segment, being the project on hand in India. The company generates the majority of its revenue from lease income operations.

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