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QKL Stores (QKL Stores) Current Ratio : 0.79 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is QKL Stores 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. QKL Stores's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.79.

QKL Stores has a current ratio of 0.79. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If QKL Stores 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 QKL Stores's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

QKLS's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 1.29
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

QKL Stores Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for QKL Stores'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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QKL Stores Current Ratio Chart

QKL Stores Annual Data
Trend Apr06 Apr07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.30 1.17 1.11 0.92 0.79

QKL Stores Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 0.92 0.90 0.88 0.86 0.79

Competitive Comparison of QKL Stores's Current Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, QKL Stores'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.


QKL Stores's Current Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, QKL Stores's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where QKL Stores's Current Ratio falls into.



QKL Stores 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.

QKL Stores's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2015 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2015 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2015 )
=117.436/148.484
=0.79

QKL Stores's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2015 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2015 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2015 )
=117.436/148.484
=0.79

* 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.


QKL Stores  (OTCPK:QKLS) 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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QKL Stores (QKL Stores) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4 Nanreyuan Street, Dongfeng Road, Zhuangyi Wang, Sartu District, Daqing, CHN, 163300
QKL Stores Inc is engaged in the operation of retail chain stores in northeastern China and Inner Mongolia. The company's supermarkets and hypermarkets sell merchandise including groceries, fresh food, and non-food items.
Executives
Glenn Little 10 percent owner 211 WEST WALL ST, MIDLAND TX 70701
Phil Frohlich 10 percent owner 1924 SOUTH IRICA SUITE 1120, TULSA OK 741046529
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1924 SOUTH UTICA, SUITE 1120, TULSA OK 74104-6429
Tsz-kit Chan officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O QKL STORES INC., 1 NANREYUAN STREET DONGFENG ROAD, SARTU DISTRICT DAQING F4 163311
Bartly J Loethen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Former Office and Director, other: Former 10% Owner 730 W RANDOLPH, 6TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60661
Synergy Business Consulting, Llc 10 percent owner, other: Former 10% Owner 730 W. RANDOLPH, 6TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60661

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