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Cencora (Cencora) Current Ratio

: 0.88 (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. Cencora's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.88.

Cencora has a current ratio of 0.88. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Cencora 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 Cencora's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

COR' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85   Med: 0.94   Max: 1.07
Current: 0.88

During the past 13 years, Cencora's highest Current Ratio was 1.07. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 0.94.

COR's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
90.82% of 98 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.425 vs COR: 0.88

Cencora Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cencora'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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Cencora Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.95 0.98 0.94 0.91 0.88

Cencora 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 0.91 0.89 0.88 0.88 0.88

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Cencora'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.


Cencora Current Ratio Distribution

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Cencora's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cencora 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.

Cencora's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Sep. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Sep. 2023 )
=42798.826/48831.198
=0.88

Cencora'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 )
=44858.731/50773.472
=0.88

* 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.


Cencora  (NYSE:COR) 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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Cencora (Cencora) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 West First Avenue, Conshohocken, PA, USA, 19428-1800
Cencora is one of three domestic leading pharmaceutical wholesalers. It sources and distributes branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospital networks, and healthcare providers. It and McKesson and Cardinal Health constitute over 90% of the U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Cencora also provides commercialization services for manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, global specialty drug logistics (World Courier), and animal health product distribution (MWI Animal Health). Cencora expanded its international presence in 2021 by purchasing Alliance Healthcare, one of the leading drug wholesalers in Europe.
Executives
Leslie E Donato officer: EVP & Chief Strategy Officer 227 WASHINGTON STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Elizabeth S Campbell officer: Executive Vice President 1 WEST FIRST AVENUE, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Steven H Collis officer: President & CEO 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, SUITE 100, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087
Lazarus Krikorian officer: Senior Vice President 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087
Silvana Battaglia officer: Executive Vice President 227 WASHINGTON STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 10 percent owner 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Gina Clark officer: Executive Vice President 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087
Werner Baumann director 1 WEST FIRST AVENUE, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Lauren M Tyler director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Robert P. Mauch officer: Executive Vice President 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087
Redonda Miller director 303 WYMAN STREET, SUITE 300, WALTHAM MA 02451
Lorence H. Kim director C/O SERES HEALTH, INC., 161 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02472
Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Lon R Greenberg director 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
John G. Chou officer: Executive Vice President 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087