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Monitronics International (Monitronics International) Quick Ratio : 0.39 (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is Monitronics International 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. Monitronics International's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was 0.39.

Monitronics International has a quick ratio of 0.39. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

SCTYQ's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.545
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Monitronics International Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Monitronics International'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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Monitronics International Quick Ratio Chart

Monitronics International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.30 0.27 0.02 0.67 0.39

Monitronics International Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
Quick 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 0.67 1.19 0.96 0.51 0.39

Competitive Comparison of Monitronics International's Quick Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Monitronics International'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.


Monitronics International's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Monitronics International's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Monitronics International 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.

Monitronics International's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2020 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(49.878-7.612)/109.51
=0.39

Monitronics International's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2020 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(49.878-7.612)/109.51
=0.39

* 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.


Monitronics International  (OTCPK:SCTYQ) 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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Monitronics International (Monitronics International) Business Description

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Address
1990 Wittington Place, Farmers Branch, TX, USA, 75234
Monitronics International Inc provides residential customers and commercial client accounts with monitored home and business security systems, as well as interactive and home automation services, in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Its reportable segment is Brinks Home Security. The revenue source of the company includes alarm monitoring revenue; product, installation and service revenue; and other revenue, of which key revenue is derived from the alarm monitoring service.

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