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Lb-shell (LSE:LBP) Quick Ratio : 6.73 (As of May. 2018)


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What is Lb-shell 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. Lb-shell's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 was 6.73.

Lb-shell has a quick ratio of 6.73. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

LSE:LBP' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 4.56   Max: 24.97
Current: 6.73

During the past 5 years, Lb-shell's highest Quick Ratio was 24.97. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 4.56.

LSE:LBP's Quick Ratio is not ranked
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 1.39 vs LSE:LBP: 6.73

Lb-shell Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lb-shell'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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Lb-shell Quick Ratio Chart

Lb-shell Annual Data
Trend Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15
Quick Ratio
0.65 3.83 5.21 5.88 2.79

Lb-shell Semi-Annual Data
Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 May18
Quick Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.79 1.59 24.97 4.17 6.73

Competitive Comparison of Lb-shell's Quick Ratio

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Lb-shell'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.


Lb-shell's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Lb-shell's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lb-shell's Quick Ratio falls into.



Lb-shell 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.

Lb-shell's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Sep. 2015 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(45.2-5.3)/14.3
=2.79

Lb-shell's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2018 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: May. 2018 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(0.303-0)/0.045
=6.73

* 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.


Lb-shell  (LSE:LBP) 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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Lb-shell (LSE:LBP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Holywell Park, Ashby Road, Charnwood Building, Loughborough, Leicestershire, GBR, LE11 3GB
Lb-shell PLC operates through its subsidiary and is engaged in the fuel cell engineering business. It develops proton-exchange membrane hydrogen fuel cells as a clean energy solution for the distributed energy, diesel replacement, automotive and aerial drone markets. Some of the company's products are Fuel cell power for UAVS, Automotive products, and others.

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