* 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.
Competitive Comparison of GT Advanced Technologies's Quick Ratio
For the Semiconductors subindustry, GT Advanced Technologies's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick 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.
GT Advanced Technologies's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, GT Advanced Technologies's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where GT Advanced Technologies's Quick Ratio falls into.
GT Advanced Technologies Quick Ratio Calculation
The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.
GT Advanced Technologies's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as
* 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.
GT Advanced Technologies (OTCPK:GTAT) Quick Ratio Explanation
The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.
In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.
The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.
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GT Advanced Technologies (GT Advanced Technologies) Business Description
GT Advanced Technologies Inc is a diversified technology company producing advanced materials and equipment for the global consumer electronics, power electronics, solar and LED industries. It operates the company as one business unit comprised of three business segments, sapphire business, polysilicon business and photovoltaic, or PV, business. the company's principal products include Polysilicon Technologies and Equipment, Silicon Crystal Growth Equipment, Sapphire Crystal Growth Equipment, Advanced Sapphire Material, Silicon Carbide Crystal Growth Equipment. The company generates the majority of its revenue from polysilicon business.
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