PriceSmart Inc (PSMT)

Cash ratio

May 31, 2025 Feb 28, 2025 Nov 30, 2024 Aug 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents US$ in thousands 167,961 130,363 120,943 125,364 131,103 173,397 174,452 239,984 222,668 260,927 267,944 237,710 207,528 178,705 176,072 202,060 190,687 180,179 207,955 299,481
Short-term investments US$ in thousands 94,408 116,933 101,252 100,165 99,904 93,630 88,002 91,081 112,629 54,322 8,920 11,160 19,767 26,933 39,201 50,233 67,068 81,430 73,980 46,509
Total current liabilities US$ in thousands 701,786 701,805 707,570 680,148 694,391 708,730 705,197 634,477 587,265 586,583 611,558 579,456 577,757 560,555 594,154 533,552 482,996 501,601 558,397 568,275
Cash ratio 0.37 0.35 0.31 0.33 0.33 0.38 0.37 0.52 0.57 0.54 0.45 0.43 0.39 0.37 0.36 0.47 0.53 0.52 0.50 0.61

May 31, 2025 calculation

Cash ratio = (Cash and cash equivalents + Short-term investments) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($167,961K + $94,408K) ÷ $701,786K
= 0.37


Peer comparison

May 31, 2025

Company name
Symbol
Cash ratio
PriceSmart Inc
PSMT
0.37
Costco Wholesale Corp
COST
0.41