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Novagold Resources (Novagold Resources) Quick Ratio

: 65.41 (As of Feb. 2024)
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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. Novagold Resources's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 65.41.

Novagold Resources has a quick ratio of 65.41. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

NG' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.79   Med: 49.1   Max: 119
Current: 65.4

During the past 13 years, Novagold Resources's highest Quick Ratio was 119.00. The lowest was 8.79. And the median was 49.10.

NG's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
98.24% of 2668 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.81 vs NG: 65.40

Novagold Resources Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novagold Resources'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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Novagold Resources Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.97 55.97 38.66 33.17 32.57

Novagold Resources Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Quick Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 57.88 40.75 33.31 32.57 65.41

Competitive Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Novagold Resources'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.


Novagold Resources Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Novagold Resources's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Novagold Resources 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.

Novagold Resources's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Nov. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(127.219-0)/3.906
=32.57

Novagold Resources's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(119.892-0)/1.833
=65.41

* 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.


Novagold Resources  (AMEX:NG) 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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Novagold Resources (Novagold Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
201 South Main Street, Suite 400, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84111
Novagold Resources Inc is a mineral exploration company engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company owns 50% of the Donlin Gold project, which is located in southwestern Alaska, approximately 20 kilometers north of the village of Crooked Creek on the Kuskokwim River.
Executives
Gregory A. Lang director, officer: President & CEO C/O TRILOGY METALS INC., 1950 - 777 DUNSMUIR STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V7Y 1K4
Kalidas V Madhavpeddi director 511 ARROYO SQ, SOUTH PASADENA CA 91030
Diane R Garrett director C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Ethan Schutt director C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Anthony P. Walsh director C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Dawn Patricia Whittaker director C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Hume D. Kyle director C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Quintanilla Daniel Muniz director C/O SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION, 11811 NORTH TATUM BLVD., SUITE 2500, PHOENIX AZ 85028
Sharon Dowdall director C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
David A. Ottewell officer: Vice President & CFO C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Clynton R. Nauman director C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
C. Kevin Mcarthur director 1144 15TH STREET, SUITE 2500, DENVER CO 80202
Igor Levental director C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111
Elaine J Dorward-king director 6363 SOUTH FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
David Deisley officer: Exec. VP & General Counsel C/O NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC., 201 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111