John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc (JBSS)

Cash ratio

Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 23, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Sep 23, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents US$ in thousands 585 1,295 336 442 484 377 1,975 838 1,948 365 620 298 415 667 1,027 1,027 539 539 672 1,043
Short-term investments US$ in thousands 16 16 16 17
Total current liabilities US$ in thousands 85,643 173,991 150,062 139,833 125,940 120,390 128,291 89,301 85,688 102,758 104,062 126,170 122,762 145,815 130,826 130,826 123,834 123,834 100,204 106,672
Cash ratio 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01

June 30, 2025 calculation

Cash ratio = (Cash and cash equivalents + Short-term investments) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($585K + $—K) ÷ $85,643K
= 0.01

The cash ratio of John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc demonstrates a consistently low liquidity position relative to its short-term obligations over the period from March 2021 to June 2025. Throughout this timeframe, the cash ratio predominantly ranged between 0.00 and 0.02, indicating that the company's cash holdings have historically been insufficient to cover immediate liabilities without the support of other current assets.

Specifically, the ratio remains at approximately 0.01 for most periods, with occasional dips to zero during September to December 2021 and March to September 2022, reflecting negligible cash reserves on those dates. Notably, there is a slight increase observed in the latter half of 2023, where the cash ratio rises to 0.02, suggesting minimal improvement in cash liquidity. Conversely, the early stages of 2024 reveal a continued absence of cash reserves, with the ratio reverting to zero.

Overall, the company's cash ratio indicates a conservative cash management approach, with very limited cash on hand relative to current liabilities. This pattern suggests reliance on other liquid assets or operational cash flows to meet short-term obligations, and underscores a low cash liquidity buffer in the company's financial structure across the analyzed period.


Peer comparison

Jun 30, 2025

Company name
Symbol
Cash ratio
John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc
JBSS
0.01
Hershey Co
HSY
0.19
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TR
2.23