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Armstrong World Industries (Armstrong World Industries) Current Ratio : 1.79 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Armstrong World Industries 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. Armstrong World Industries's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.79.

Armstrong World Industries has a current ratio of 1.79. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Armstrong World Industries's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AWI' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.2   Med: 1.91   Max: 2.44
Current: 1.79

During the past 13 years, Armstrong World Industries's highest Current Ratio was 2.44. The lowest was 1.20. And the median was 1.91.

AWI's Current Ratio is ranked better than
61.53% of 1687 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.55 vs AWI: 1.79

Armstrong World Industries Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Armstrong World Industries'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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Armstrong World Industries Current Ratio Chart

Armstrong World Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.57 1.81 1.54 1.95 1.61

Armstrong World Industries Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.18 2.05 1.88 1.61 1.79

Competitive Comparison of Armstrong World Industries's Current Ratio

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Armstrong World Industries'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.


Armstrong World Industries's Current Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Armstrong World Industries's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Armstrong World Industries's Current Ratio falls into.



Armstrong World Industries 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.

Armstrong World Industries'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 )
=313/194.5
=1.61

Armstrong World Industries's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=330.7/184.4
=1.79

* 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.


Armstrong World Industries  (NYSE:AWI) 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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Armstrong World Industries (Armstrong World Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17603
Armstrong World Industries Inc is engaged in the design, innovation and manufacture of ceiling and wall solutions in the Americas. The products include mineral fiber, fiberglass wool, metal, wood, wood fiber, glass-reinforced-gypsum and felt. The company also manufactures ceiling suspension system (grid) products through a joint venture with Worthington Industries, Inc. called Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE).
Executives
Victor Grizzle director, officer: CEO 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Monica M. Maheshwari officer: SVP, Human Resources 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Mark A Hershey officer: See Remarks ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Christopher P. Calzaretta officer: SVP & CFO 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Richard D Holder director EATON CENTER, 1111 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
William H Osborne director 1415 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 1100, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Jill A. Crager officer: SVP Sales Operations 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Dawn M. Kirchner-king officer: SVP & CIO 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Ellen R. Romano officer: SVP, Human Resources C/O 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Austin So officer: SVP Gen Cnsl, Compliance C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD, TREVOSE PA 19053
Charles M Chiappone officer: SVP, Ceiling Solutions 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
James T. Burge officer: Vice President & Controller 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Stephen F Mcnamara officer: VP, Controller C/O ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., PO BOX 3001, LANCASTER PA 17604
Roy W Templin director ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Barbara Loughran director 1999 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201