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New Jersey Resources (New Jersey Resources) Current Ratio

: 0.70 (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. New Jersey Resources's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.70.

New Jersey Resources has a current ratio of 0.70. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If New Jersey Resources 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 New Jersey Resources's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NJR' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 0.98   Max: 1.45
Current: 0.7

During the past 13 years, New Jersey Resources's highest Current Ratio was 1.45. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 0.98.

NJR's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
77.13% of 516 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 1.05 vs NJR: 0.70

New Jersey Resources Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for New Jersey Resources'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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New Jersey Resources 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 1.15 1.17 0.60 0.68 0.66

New Jersey Resources 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 0.95 0.87 0.78 0.66 0.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, New Jersey Resources'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.


New Jersey Resources Current Ratio Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, New Jersey Resources's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where New Jersey Resources's Current Ratio falls into.



New Jersey Resources 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.

New Jersey Resources'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 )
=532.077/806.603
=0.66

New Jersey Resources'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 )
=676.958/962.032
=0.70

* 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.


New Jersey Resources  (NYSE:NJR) 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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New Jersey Resources (New Jersey Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1415 Wyckoff Road, Wall, NJ, USA, 07719
New Jersey Resources is an energy services holding company with regulated and nonregulated operations. Its regulated utility, New Jersey Natural Gas, delivers natural gas to more than 575,000 customers in the state. NJR's nonregulated businesses include solar investments primarily in New Jersey and investments in several large midstream natural gas projects.
Executives
Patrick J. Migliaccio officer: Senior VP and CFO 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Peter C Harvey director C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Stephen D Westhoven officer: Senior V.P., Subsidiary 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Stephen Skrocki officer: Corporate Controller and PAO C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Lori Delgiudice officer: SVP, Human Resources C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Michael A O'sullivan director C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Roberto Bel officer: SVP and CFO C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Degraffenreidt James H Jr director 1100 H ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20080
Richard Reich officer: SVP, Gen Counsel and Corp Sec C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Timothy F. Shea officer: Vice President, Subsidiary C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Howard M William Jr director C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
M Susan Hardwick director C/O AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC., 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Donald L Correll director C/O INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, PARK 80 W PLAZA TWO, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Amy Cradic officer: SVP & COO Non-Utility Business C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719
Craig A Lynch officer: SVP, Subsidiary C/O NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1415 WYCKOFF ROAD, WALL NJ 07719