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Whole Earth Brands (Whole Earth Brands) Current Ratio

: 3.24 (As of Dec. 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. Whole Earth Brands's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.24.

Whole Earth Brands has a current ratio of 3.24. 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 Whole Earth Brands's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FREE' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.1   Med: 3.24   Max: 3.73
Current: 3.24

During the past 6 years, Whole Earth Brands's highest Current Ratio was 3.73. The lowest was 2.10. And the median was 3.24.

FREE's Current Ratio is ranked better than
79.55% of 1902 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.65 vs FREE: 3.24

Whole Earth Brands Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whole Earth Brands'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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Whole Earth Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only 3.57 2.93 2.10 3.73 3.24

Whole Earth Brands Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.73 3.24 3.32 3.36 3.24

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Whole Earth Brands'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.


Whole Earth Brands Current Ratio Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Whole Earth Brands's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Whole Earth Brands's Current Ratio falls into.



Whole Earth Brands 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.

Whole Earth Brands's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=320.225/98.955
=3.24

Whole Earth Brands's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=320.225/98.955
=3.24

* 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.


Whole Earth Brands  (NAS:FREE) 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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Whole Earth Brands (Whole Earth Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
125 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3150, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Whole Earth Brands Inc is a food company enabling healthier lifestyles and providing access to high-quality, plant-based sweeteners, flavor enhancers and other foods through diverse portfolio of trusted brands and delicious products. The company operates in two segments namely, Branded CPG and Flavors & Ingredients. Its portfolio consists of three main product groups: sweeteners, adjacencies and ingredients.
Executives
Rajnish Ohri officer: Interim Co-CEO 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
Sababa Holdings Free Llc 10 percent owner C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, 500 SOUTH POINTE DRIVE STE 240, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Michael F Goss director BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Bernardo Fiaux officer: Chief Financial Officer 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael E. Franklin director 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
Trisha L Fox officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60606
Martin E Franklin 10 percent owner C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, LLC, 5200 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 855, MIAMI FL 33126
Duane A Portwood officer: Chief Financial Officer 836 BARN OWL ROAD, MARIETTA GA 30068
Jeffrey S. Robinson officer: President, Mafco Worldwide LLC 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brian Litman officer: Chief Accounting Officer 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60606
John M. Mcmillin director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 11TH FLOOR, NEW NY 10105
Irwin D Simon director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Ira J Lamel director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Anuraag Agarwal director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 11TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Denise M Faltischek director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042