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Protalix BioTherapeutics (Protalix BioTherapeutics) Quick Ratio : 1.12 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Protalix BioTherapeutics 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. Protalix BioTherapeutics's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.12.

Protalix BioTherapeutics has a quick ratio of 1.12. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

PLX' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49   Med: 1.07   Max: 7.13
Current: 1.12

During the past 13 years, Protalix BioTherapeutics's highest Quick Ratio was 7.13. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 1.07.

PLX's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
78.36% of 1553 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 3.53 vs PLX: 1.12

Protalix BioTherapeutics Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Protalix BioTherapeutics'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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Protalix BioTherapeutics Quick Ratio Chart

Protalix BioTherapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.61 0.49 1.32 0.87 1.12

Protalix BioTherapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.87 1.11 2.33 1.18 1.12

Competitive Comparison of Protalix BioTherapeutics's Quick Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Protalix BioTherapeutics'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.


Protalix BioTherapeutics's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Protalix BioTherapeutics's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Protalix BioTherapeutics 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.

Protalix BioTherapeutics's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(69.932-19.045)/45.53
=1.12

Protalix BioTherapeutics's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(69.932-19.045)/45.53
=1.12

* 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.


Protalix BioTherapeutics  (AMEX:PLX) 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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Protalix BioTherapeutics (Protalix BioTherapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 University Plaza, Suite 100, Hackensack, NJ, USA, 07601
Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins based on its proprietary ProCellEx protein expression system or ProCellEx. It has developed taliglucerase alfa for the treatment of Gaucher disease. The company's products also treat diseases like Fabry disease and cystic fibrosis. The company's primary sources of revenue include its sales of BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil and of drug substance to Pfizer under its Amended Pfizer Agreement.
Executives
Dror Bashan director, officer: President and CEO 2 SNUNIT ST, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 L3 20100
Eliot Forster director C/O EDDEVA B920, BABRAHAM RESEARCH CAMPUS, CAMBRIDGE X0 CB22 3AT
Aharon Schwartz director C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 20100
Zvi Shmuel Ben director 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 2161401
Dexcel Pharma Technologies Ltd. 10 percent owner 1 DEXCEL STREET, OR AKIVA L3 3060000
Dan Oren 10 percent owner 1 DEXCEL STREET, OR AKIVA L3 30600000
Eyal Rubin officer: Sr. VP and CFO C/O BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC.,, 3 UNIVERSITY PLAZA DRIVE, STE 320, HACKENSACK NJ 07601
Yaron Naos officer: Sr. VP, Operations 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 20100
Yael Hayon officer: Vice President, R&D 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 2161401
Zeev Bronfeld director 6 URI STREET, TEL AVIV L3 64954
Amos Bar-shalev director C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT ST, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 20100
David Granot director 6225 NEIL ROAD, RENO NV 89511
Pol F Boudes director C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7575 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 110, NEWARK CA 94560
Gwen A Melincoff director C/O TOBIRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 701 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Moshe Manor officer: President & CEO C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 20100

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