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Viewcast.com (Viewcast.com) Current Ratio : 1.13 (As of Jun. 2013)


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What is Viewcast.com 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. Viewcast.com's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 1.13.

Viewcast.com has a current ratio of 1.13. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

VCST's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.78
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

Viewcast.com Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viewcast.com'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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Viewcast.com Current Ratio Chart

Viewcast.com Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.87 2.02 2.17 1.97 1.45

Viewcast.com Quarterly Data
Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13
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 1.73 1.43 1.45 1.31 1.13

Competitive Comparison of Viewcast.com's Current Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Viewcast.com'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.


Viewcast.com's Current Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Viewcast.com's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Viewcast.com 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.

Viewcast.com's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2012 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2012 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2012 )
=4.82/3.327
=1.45

Viewcast.com's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Jun. 2013 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Jun. 2013 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Jun. 2013 )
=4.018/3.561
=1.13

* 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.


Viewcast.com  (OTCPK:VCST) 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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Viewcast.com (Viewcast.com) Business Description

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Address
3701 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 300, Plano, TX, USA, 75075-7840
Viewcast.com Inc is engaged in developing industry hardware and software for the capture, management, transformation and delivery of digital media over IP and mobile networks. The company products include Niagara System and Osprey Cards, provides required technology to deliver the multi-platform experiences.
Executives
Adrian Giuhat officer: CTO 750 W JOHN CARPENTER FWY, STE 700, IRVING TX 75039
Laurie L Latham officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VIEWCAST COM, 2665 VILLA CREEK DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75234

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