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Harvest Natural Resources (Harvest Natural Resources) Quick Ratio : 9.80 (As of Dec. 2016)


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What is Harvest Natural Resources 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. Harvest Natural Resources's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was 9.80.

Harvest Natural Resources has a quick ratio of 9.80. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

HNR's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.11
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Harvest Natural Resources Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Harvest Natural 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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Harvest Natural Resources Quick Ratio Chart

Harvest Natural Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.04 0.80 0.36 1.54 9.80

Harvest Natural Resources Quarterly Data
Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16
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 1.54 0.36 0.40 - 9.80

Competitive Comparison of Harvest Natural Resources's Quick Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Harvest Natural 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.


Harvest Natural Resources's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Harvest Natural Resources's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Harvest Natural 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.

Harvest Natural Resources's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2016 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(76.406-0)/7.798
=9.80

Harvest Natural Resources's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2016 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(76.406-0)/7.798
=9.80

* 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.


Harvest Natural Resources  (NYSE:HNR) 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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Harvest Natural Resources (Harvest Natural Resources) Business Description

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Harvest Natural Resources Inc is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, production and disposition of oil and natural gas properties. The Company's also acquires, explores, develops and produces properties in geological basins with active hydrocarbon systems. The Company hold exploration and exploitation acreage offshore of the Republic of Gabon through the Dussafu Marin Permit.
Executives
Patrick M Murray director 1177 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77077
Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec 10 percent owner 1000 PLACE JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE, MONTREAL A8 H2Z2B3
John U Clarke director PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION, FOUR RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, STE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Byron A Dunn officer: Senior Vice President C/O HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES, INC., 1177 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77077
Steven W Tholen officer: Chief Financial Officer 1177 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77077
Peter J Hill other: Retired CEO & Director 1150 DIMOCK LANE, NAPLES FL 34110