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Knoll (KNL) Quick Ratio : 0.51 (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Knoll 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. Knoll's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 0.51.

Knoll has a quick ratio of 0.51. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

KNL' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5   Med: 0.91   Max: 1.42
Current: 0.51

During the past 13 years, Knoll's highest Quick Ratio was 1.42. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 0.91.

KNL's Quick Ratio is not ranked
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 1.38 vs KNL: 0.51

Knoll Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Knoll'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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Knoll Quick Ratio Chart

Knoll Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.61 0.60 0.59 0.50 0.67

Knoll Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 1.04 0.57 0.59 0.67 0.51

Competitive Comparison of Knoll's Quick Ratio

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Knoll'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.


Knoll's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Knoll's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Knoll 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.

Knoll'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
=(364.8-193.1)/256.4
=0.67

Knoll's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Mar. 2021 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(348-206.5)/276
=0.51

* 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.


Knoll  (NYSE:KNL) 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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Knoll (KNL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1235 Water Street, East Greenville, PA, USA, 18041
Knoll Inc designs and manufactures appliances for use both in the workplace and at home. The company's product portfolio includes furniture, textiles, leathers, accessories, and architectural and acoustical elements, via the brand's Knoll Office, KnollStudio, KnollTextiles, KnollExtra, Spinneybeck, Edelman Leather, and Holly Hunt. Knoll operates through Office and Lifestyle and Corporate segments.
Executives
Global Furniture Holdings S.a R.l 10 percent owner 23 AVENUE MONTEREY LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2163
David L Schutte officer: EVP - Lifestyle C/O KNOLL, INC. 1235 WATER STREET EAST GREENVILLE PA 18041
Stephanie Stahl director C/O KNOLL, INC., 1235 WATER STREET, EAST GREENVILLE PA 18041
Investindustrial Advisors Ltd 10 percent owner 16 PALACE STREET LONDON X0 SW1E 5JD
Global Furniture Investments S.a R.l. 10 percent owner 23, AVENUE MONTEREY LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2163
Investments Sarl Furniture 10 percent owner 23 AVENUE MONTEREY LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2163
Furniture Investments Management S.a R.l 10 percent owner 23, AVENUE MONTEREY LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2163
Furniture Investments Acquisitions S.c.s. 10 percent owner 23 AVENUE MONTEREY LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2163
Investindustrial Vii L.p. 10 percent owner 16 PALACE STREET LONDON X0 SW1E 5JD
Ronald R Kass director C/O KNOLL, INC. 1235 WATER STREET EAST GREENVILLE PA 18041
Daniel W Dienst director 325 N. LASALLE ST., SUITE 550, CHICAGO IL 60610
Stephen F Fisher director C/O ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP., 401 CITY AVENUE, SUITE 809, BALA CYNWYD PA 19004
Christopher G Kennedy director C/O INTERFACE INC, 2859 PACES FERRY ROAD SUITE 2000, ATLANTA GA 30339
Jeffrey Harris director C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Sarah E Nash director 200 MILIK STREET, CARTERET NJ 07008