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China Gas Holdings (China Gas Holdings) Quick Ratio

: 0.83 (As of Sep. 2023)
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The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. China Gas Holdings's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.83.

China Gas Holdings has a quick ratio of 0.83. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Gas Holdings's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CGHOF' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 0.84   Max: 1.24
Current: 0.83

During the past 13 years, China Gas Holdings's highest Quick Ratio was 1.24. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 0.84.

CGHOF's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
58.53% of 516 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.97 vs CGHOF: 0.83

China Gas Holdings Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Gas Holdings's Quick 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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China Gas Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.82 0.73 0.97 0.92 0.90

China Gas Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Quick Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.24 0.92 0.98 0.90 0.83

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, China Gas Holdings's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick 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.


China Gas Holdings Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, China Gas Holdings's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Gas Holdings's Quick Ratio falls into.



China Gas Holdings Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

China Gas Holdings's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(6653.387-720.558)/6597.297
=0.90

China Gas Holdings's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(6186.354-666.145)/6659.379
=0.83

* 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.


China Gas Holdings  (OTCPK:CGHOF) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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China Gas Holdings (China Gas Holdings) Business Description

Address
151 Gloucester Road, Room 1601, 16th Floor, Capital Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, HKG
China Gas Holdings is involved in the wholesale and retail businesses of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas in China. As of fiscal 2023 (ended March 31, 2023), the group had secured a total of 661 piped gas concessions, 533 compressed natural gas/liquefied natural gas refilling stations for vehicles, and 106 LPG distribution projects in China. In total, CGH has connected 45.4 million residential households and achieved a penetration rate of 68.6%.

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