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Atlas African Industries (LSE:AAI) Quick Ratio : 5.13 (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Atlas African Industries 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. Atlas African Industries's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was 5.13.

Atlas African Industries has a quick ratio of 5.13. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

LSE:AAI's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.1
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Atlas African Industries Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atlas African Industries'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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Atlas African Industries Quick Ratio Chart

Atlas African Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Jun13 Jun14
Quick Ratio
1.39 1.12 18.70 14.58

Atlas African Industries Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun16
Quick Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.12 20.34 14.58 4.47 5.13

Competitive Comparison of Atlas African Industries's Quick Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Atlas African Industries'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.


Atlas African Industries's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Atlas African Industries's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atlas African Industries's Quick Ratio falls into.



Atlas African Industries 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.

Atlas African Industries's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Jun. 2014 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(3.251-0)/0.223
=14.58

Atlas African Industries's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2016 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(2.943-0)/0.574
=5.13

* 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.


Atlas African Industries  (LSE:AAI) 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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Atlas African Industries (LSE:AAI) Business Description

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Atlas African Industries Ltd, formerly known as Atlas Development & Support Services Ltd, was incorporated in Guernsey under the Law on December 5, 2012. The Company has a Joint Venture agreement with Ethiopian conglomerate Orchid Group to provide services in civil engineering and project management offering into industrial projects. The Company's operates in industrial division and support services division. Its 100% owned subsidiary, East Africa Packaging Holdings, is focused glass bottle manufacturing facility 45km north of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia known as the Chancho Project. The Chancho Project is in feasibility stage with a defined development strategy to construct and operate a glass bottle manufacturing facility. The JV provides services to clients in the natural resource development and infrastructure sectors, through civil engineering, project management, work-force accommodation solutions and on-going life support services.

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