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Valener (TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD) Quick Ratio : 0.94 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Valener 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. Valener's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.94.

Valener has a quick ratio of 0.94. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.71   Max: 1.45
Current: 0.94

During the past 13 years, Valener's highest Quick Ratio was 1.45. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.71.

TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD's Quick Ratio is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 0.98 vs TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD: 0.94

Valener Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valener'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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Valener Quick Ratio Chart

Valener Annual Data
Trend Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.41 1.32 0.77 1.14 1.23

Valener Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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 0.89 1.23 1.19 0.86 0.94

Competitive Comparison of Valener's Quick Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Valener'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.


Valener's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Valener's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Valener 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.

Valener's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Sep. 2018 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(16.304-0)/13.284
=1.23

Valener's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2019 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(16.335-0)/17.398
=0.94

* 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.


Valener  (TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD) 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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Valener (TSX:VNR.PR.A.PFD) Business Description

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Address
1717 du Havre Street, Montreal, QC, CAN, H2K 2X3
Valener Inc is an investment holding company engaged in the regulated energy business in the United States and Canada through Gaz Metro. Its core business operations involve natural gas distribution in Quebec and Vermont as well as electricity distribution in Vermont. The company through its subsidiaries holds the interest in wind farm business. It serves more than 200,000 customers in Quebec and over 310,000 customers in Vermont.

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