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SPARF (Spark Energy Minerals) Current Ratio : 0.32 (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is Spark Energy Minerals 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. Spark Energy Minerals's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was 0.32.

Spark Energy Minerals has a current ratio of 0.32. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Spark Energy Minerals has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

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

SPARF' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.65   Max: 16.5
Current: 0.32

During the past 13 years, Spark Energy Minerals's highest Current Ratio was 16.50. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.65.

SPARF's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
81.46% of 2654 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.83 vs SPARF: 0.32

Spark Energy Minerals Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spark Energy Minerals'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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Spark Energy Minerals Current Ratio Chart

Spark Energy Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.02 0.12 0.56 0.92 0.21

Spark Energy Minerals Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 0.19 0.21 0.20 0.31 0.32

Competitive Comparison of Spark Energy Minerals's Current Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Spark Energy Minerals'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.


Spark Energy Minerals's Current Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Spark Energy Minerals's Current Ratio falls into.



Spark Energy Minerals 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.

Spark Energy Minerals's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Jul. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Jul. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Jul. 2023 )
=0.137/0.658
=0.21

Spark Energy Minerals's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Apr. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Apr. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Apr. 2024 )
=0.254/0.797
=0.32

* 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.


Spark Energy Minerals  (OTCPK:SPARF) 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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Spark Energy Minerals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
595 Howe Street, Suite 704, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2T5
Spark Energy Minerals Inc is in the business of acquisition, exploration and evaluation of a mineral properties in Ontario, Quebec, and Brazil. Its projects include, Minas Gerais and Bahia Lithium Project, Goas Rare Earth Elements Project, Lithium Valley Lithium Project and Nova Energia Lithium Project.