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AlarmForce Industries (AlarmForce Industries) Current Ratio : 1.83 (As of Jul. 2017)


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What is AlarmForce 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. AlarmForce Industries's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2017 was 1.83.

AlarmForce Industries has a current ratio of 1.83. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

ARFCF's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.725
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

AlarmForce Industries Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AlarmForce 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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AlarmForce Industries Current Ratio Chart

AlarmForce Industries Annual Data
Trend Oct07 Oct08 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct14 Oct15 Oct16
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.15 1.95 1.35 1.59 0.96

AlarmForce Industries Quarterly Data
Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17
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 1.44 0.96 0.98 1.05 1.83

Competitive Comparison of AlarmForce Industries's Current Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, AlarmForce 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.


AlarmForce Industries's Current Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



AlarmForce 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.

AlarmForce Industries's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2016 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Oct. 2016 )=Total Current Assets (A: Oct. 2016 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Oct. 2016 )
=13.942/14.52
=0.96

AlarmForce Industries's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2017 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Jul. 2017 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Jul. 2017 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Jul. 2017 )
=20.066/10.984
=1.83

* 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.


AlarmForce Industries  (OTCPK:ARFCF) 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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AlarmForce Industries (AlarmForce Industries) Business Description

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AlarmForce Industries Inc is a Canada based company provides security based solutions. It primarily offers security alarm monitoring, personal emergency response monitoring, video surveillance and related services. The company provides home security systems, which includes home security; home automation; smoke, flood, and carbon monoxide detection, and Bundles. The company's business security systems include business security and video, business automation and customized solutions. The industry serves both residential and commercial market. Geographically the firm offers services to subscribers throughout Canada and selected centres across the United States of America. AlarmForce derives most of the revenue from the sale of security-based products.

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