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. Education Realty Trust's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 0.11.
Education Realty Trust has a current ratio of 0.11. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Education Realty Trust has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.
The historical rank and industry rank for Education Realty Trust's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
EDR's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 1.015 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.
Education Realty Trust Current Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Education Realty Trust's Current Ratio
For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Education Realty Trust'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.
Education Realty Trust's Current Ratio Distribution in the REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Education Realty Trust's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Education Realty Trust's Current Ratio falls into.
Education Realty Trust 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.
Education Realty Trust's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as
* 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.
Education Realty Trust (NYSE:EDR) 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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Education Realty Trust (Education Realty Trust) Business Description
Education Realty Trust Inc is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, development, and management of collegiate housing communities located near university campuses throughout the United States. In terms of the total number of residential communities and the total number of beds, the majority of the company's real estate portfolio is located in the Mid-Atlantic and South Central regions of the United States. Nearly all of Education Realty's revenue is derived from short-term collegiate housing leases. Most of this revenue is generated by the company's holdings in the Mid-Atlantic and South Central regions. Real estate markets surrounding universities in Kentucky and Texas represent some of Education Realty's largest individual markets.
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