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. Sophiris Bio's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was 1.79.
Sophiris Bio has a current ratio of 1.79. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sophiris Bio's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
SPHS's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 3.77 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.
Sophiris Bio Current Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sophiris Bio'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.
Competitive Comparison of Sophiris Bio's Current Ratio
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Sophiris Bio'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.
Sophiris Bio's Current Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Sophiris Bio's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sophiris Bio's Current Ratio falls into.
Sophiris Bio 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.
Sophiris Bio's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 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.
Sophiris Bio (OTCPK:SPHS) 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.
Sophiris Bio Current Ratio Related Terms
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Sophiris Bio Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development of products for the treatment of urological diseases. The company's product portfolio includes topsalysin (PRX302), for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), as well as for the treatment of localized low to intermediate risk prostate cancer. Topsalysin is a genetically modified recombinant protein which is selectively activated by enzymatically active prostate-specific antigen (PSA), which is only present in the prostate, leading to localized cell death and tissue disruption without damage to neighboring tissue and nerves. Geographically all the operations of the company are functioned in the United States.
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