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SDI Group (LSE:SDI) Current Ratio : 2.26 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is SDI Group 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. SDI Group's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 2.26.

SDI Group has a current ratio of 2.26. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

LSE:SDI' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.95   Med: 1.87   Max: 2.73
Current: 2.26

During the past 13 years, SDI Group's highest Current Ratio was 2.73. The lowest was 0.95. And the median was 1.87.

LSE:SDI's Current Ratio is ranked better than
56.52% of 2486 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 2.03 vs LSE:SDI: 2.26

SDI Group Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for SDI Group'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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SDI Group Current Ratio Chart

SDI Group Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.10 2.16 1.06 1.10 1.72

SDI Group Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
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 1.41 1.10 1.41 1.72 2.26

Competitive Comparison of SDI Group's Current Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, SDI Group'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.


SDI Group's Current Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, SDI Group's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



SDI Group 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.

SDI Group's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Apr. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Apr. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Apr. 2023 )
=28.195/16.367
=1.72

SDI Group's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Oct. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=24.064/10.625
=2.26

* 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.


SDI Group  (LSE:SDI) 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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SDI Group (LSE:SDI) Business Description

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Address
Nuffield Road, Beacon House, Cambridge, GBR, CB4 1TF
SDI Group PLC designs and manufactures scientific and technology products for use by the life science, healthcare, astronomy, consumer manufacturing and art conservation markets through Synoptics, the Artemis, the Opus instruments, and Astles Control systems brands. The Digital Imaging segment incorporates the Synoptics brands Syngene, Synbiosis, Synoptics Health and Fistreem, the Atik brands Atik Cameras, Opus and Quantum Scientific Imaging, and the Graticules Optics business. The Sensors & Control segment combines our Sentek, Astles Control Systems, Applied Thermal Control, Thermal Exchange, MPB Industries and Chell Instruments businesses. It operates in the UK, Europe, America, Rest of Asia, and Rest of the world segments. It derives most of its revenues from America segment.