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Cavium (Cavium) Current Ratio : 2.94 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Cavium 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. Cavium's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 2.94.

Cavium has a current ratio of 2.94. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

CAVM's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 2.42
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

Cavium Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cavium'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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Cavium Current Ratio Chart

Cavium Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.08 3.79 4.08 2.91 2.80

Cavium Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
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 2.51 2.71 2.87 2.80 2.94

Competitive Comparison of Cavium's Current Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Cavium'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.


Cavium's Current Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cavium's Current Ratio falls into.



Cavium 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.

Cavium's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2017 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2017 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2017 )
=487.109/174.012
=2.80

Cavium's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Mar. 2018 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Mar. 2018 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Mar. 2018 )
=517.417/176.212
=2.94

* 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.


Cavium  (NAS:CAVM) 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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Cavium (Cavium) Business Description

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Cavium provides microprocessors used in various applications in networking, communications, and data center applications. While boasting Cisco, Amazon, and Nokia Solutions and Networks as key customers, Cavium has developed an ARM-based server chip, ThunderX, to compete against Intel's Xeon server processors.
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Sanjay Mehrotra director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 3355 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
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Brad W Buss director 198 CHAMPION COURT, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Muhammad Raghib Hussain officer: Chief Operating Officer 5488 MARVELL LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Syed Ali director, officer: Pres., CEO, Chairman of Board 5488 MARVELL LANE SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Arthur D Chadwick officer: VP Finance & Admin CFO 280 N BERNARDO AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Vincent P Pangrazio officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary C/O CAVIUM NETWORKS, INC., 805 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Kris Chellam director 2100 LOGIC DR SAN JOSE CA 95124
Sandeep Vij officer: VP Strategic Markets & Bus Dev C/O XILINX INC, 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
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