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Educational Development (Educational Development) Current Ratio

: 3.64 (As of Nov. 2023)
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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. Educational Development's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 3.64.

Educational Development has a current ratio of 3.64. It indicates the company may not be efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. This may also indicate problems in working capital management.

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

EDUC' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 1.8   Max: 3.64
Current: 3.64

During the past 13 years, Educational Development's highest Current Ratio was 3.64. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 1.80.

EDUC's Current Ratio is ranked better than
82.59% of 1057 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.63 vs EDUC: 3.64

Educational Development Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Educational Development'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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Educational Development Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.76 2.27 1.53 1.90 1.17

Educational Development Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
Current Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.20 1.17 1.13 2.82 3.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Educational Development'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.


Educational Development Current Ratio Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Educational Development's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Educational Development's Current Ratio falls into.



Educational Development 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.

Educational Development's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Feb. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Feb. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Feb. 2023 )
=63.552/54.118
=1.17

Educational Development's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Nov. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Nov. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=73.307/20.164
=3.64

* 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.


Educational Development  (NAS:EDUC) 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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Educational Development (Educational Development) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
5402 South 122nd East Avenue, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74146
Educational Development Corp is the United States trade publisher of the line of educational children's books produced in the United Kingdom. Its business activity functions with two reportable segments: Direct Sales Division segment and Publishing Division segment. The Publishing Division segment markets its products to retail accounts, which include the book, school supplies, toy and gift stores and museums, through commissioned sales representatives, trade and specialty wholesalers and an internal telesales group. The Direct Sales Division segment sells their books and products through independent brand partners direct to the customer. It derives a majority of revenue from the Direct sales division segment.
Executives
O Keefe Daniel E officer: Chief Financial Officer 1221 E HOUSTON, BROKEN ARROW OK 74012
Heather N. Cobb officer: Chief Sales & Marketing Offcr 5402 S. 122ND ST. EAST AVE., TULSA OK 74137
Craig M White officer: VP, Operations 10302 E 55TH PL, TULSA OK 74146
Bradely Von Stoots director 5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
Randall W White director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO
Joshua J Peters director 5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
Ronald T Mcdaniel officer: Vice President
Besty Richert director 5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
Kara Gae Neal director 5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
James F Lewis director
G Dean Cosgrove director
William C Fossett officer: Controller & Corporate Secreta
John A Clerico director 3132 S COLUMBIA CIRCLE, TULSA OK 74105
Robert D Berryhill director PO BOX 1120, BIXBY OK 74008
Kathy Slemp officer: Vice President

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