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UCP (UCP) Current Ratio : 8.17 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is UCP 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. UCP's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 8.17.

UCP has a current ratio of 8.17. It indicates the company may not be efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. This may also indicate problems in working capital management.

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

UCP's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry.
Industry Median: 2.38
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

UCP Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for UCP'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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UCP Current Ratio Chart

UCP Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 22.26 14.21 11.89 9.75 9.11

UCP 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 10.64 9.50 8.74 9.11 8.17

Competitive Comparison of UCP's Current Ratio

For the Residential Construction subindustry, UCP'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.


UCP's Current Ratio Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, UCP's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



UCP 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.

UCP'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 )
=421.313/46.226
=9.11

UCP'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 )
=425.196/52.057
=8.17

* 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.


UCP  (NYSE:UCP) 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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UCP (UCP) Business Description

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UCP Inc was incorporated in the state of Delaware in May 2013. The Company is engaged in acquiring land, entitling and developing it for residential construction and selling residential lots to third-party homebuilders. It operates in two segments; homebuilding and land development. It competes with numerous national and regional homebuilding companies and with smaller local homebuilders and land developers for, among other things, home buyers, financing, desirable land parcels, raw materials and skilled management and labor resources. The Company is subject to numerous local, state, federal and other statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations.
Executives
Eric H. Speron director C/O PICO HOLDINGS, INC. 7979 IVANHOE AVE, SUITE 300 LA JOLLA CA 92037
Buckingham Capital Management Inc 10 percent owner 485 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 3RD FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Dustin L. Bogue director, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO UCP, INC., 99 ALMADEN BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Deno G Bokas officer: CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER 1908 DOOLITTLE DRIVE, SAN LEANDRO CA 94577
John R Hart director, 10 percent owner 875 PROSPECT ST SUITE 301 LA JOLLA CA 92037
Webb Maxim C W director

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