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Investco (Investco) Quick Ratio : 0.17 (As of Mar. 2003)


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What is Investco Quick Ratio?

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Investco's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2003 was 0.17.

Investco has a quick ratio of 0.17. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

IVCO's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Real Estate industry.
Industry Median: 0.81
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Investco Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Investco's Quick 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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Investco Quick Ratio Chart

Investco Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02
Quick Ratio
0.17 0.35 0.14

Investco Quarterly Data
Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03
Quick Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.02 0.76 0.69 0.14 0.17

Competitive Comparison of Investco's Quick Ratio

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Investco'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.


Investco's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Investco's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Investco's Quick Ratio falls into.



Investco 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.

Investco's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2002 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2002 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1.047-0.457)/4.074
=0.14

Investco's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2003 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Mar. 2003 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(0.906-0.507)/2.347
=0.17

* 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.


Investco  (OTCPK:IVCO) 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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Investco (Investco) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1280 Bison B9-21, Newport Beach, CA, USA, 92660
Investco Inc is engaged in the development and investment in real estate.
Executives
Richard O Weed 10 percent owner 4695 MACARTHUR COURT STE 1430, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660

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