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NeuStar (NeuStar) Current Ratio : 0.95 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is NeuStar 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. NeuStar's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.95.

NeuStar has a current ratio of 0.95. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If NeuStar 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 NeuStar's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NSR's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.72
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

NeuStar Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for NeuStar'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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NeuStar Current Ratio Chart

NeuStar Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.34 2.54 2.64 0.80 0.94

NeuStar Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 0.89 0.82 1.05 0.94 0.95

Competitive Comparison of NeuStar's Current Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, NeuStar'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.


NeuStar's Current Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, NeuStar's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



NeuStar 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.

NeuStar's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2016 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2016 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2016 )
=342.181/363.642
=0.94

NeuStar's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Mar. 2017 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Mar. 2017 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=301.125/315.558
=0.95

* 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.


NeuStar  (NYSE:NSR) 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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NeuStar (NeuStar) Business Description

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NeuStar provides clearinghouse services to the telecom industry, making interoperability possible for competing communication service providers. It operates the authoritative directories containing all the phone area codes and numbers in North America, facilitates the routing of calls among competing providers, manages top-level Internet domain name services (.biz and . us), and administers U.S. common short codes (shorter phone numbers used for value-added services).
Executives
Hellene S Runtagh director 9 WETHERFIELD COURT, POTOMAC MD 20854
Paul Ballew director 21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE, STERLING VA 20166
Mark N Greene director 901 MARQUETTE AVENUE, SUITE 3200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Michael J Rowny director 5329 WOODLAWN AVENUE, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Paul S Lalljie officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Henry Skorny officer: SVP, IOT 2601 ELLIOTT AVENUE, SUITE 1000, SEATTLE WA 98121
Ross K Ireland director 175 E HOUSTON ST ROOM 216, SAN ANTONIO TX 78205
Paul A Lacouture director 46000 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166
Deborah Rieman director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Joel P Friedman director C/O ACCENTURE LEGAL & COMMERICAL GROUP, 23RD FL 161 N CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Lisa Hook director, officer: President and CEO NEUSTAR, INC. - C/O DENIS CURRAN, 46000 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166
James Cullen director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Brian Foster officer: SVP, Information Services 21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE STERLING VA 20166
Chang Gareth C C director C/O MALLINCKRODT GROUP INC, 7733 FORSYTH BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63105
Matthew Levin officer: SVP, Business Affairs NEUSTAR, INC., 4600 CENTER OAK PLAZA, STERLING VA 20166

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