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CDW (CDW) Quick Ratio

: 1.11 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. CDW's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.11.

CDW has a quick ratio of 1.11. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

CDW' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.07   Med: 1.19   Max: 1.44
Current: 1.11

During the past 13 years, CDW's highest Quick Ratio was 1.44. The lowest was 1.07. And the median was 1.19.

CDW's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
70.69% of 2825 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.66 vs CDW: 1.11

CDW Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CDW'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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CDW Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.07 1.33 1.09 1.17 1.11

CDW Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 1.17 1.15 1.14 1.20 1.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, CDW'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.


CDW Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, CDW's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



CDW 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.

CDW'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
=(6705-668.1)/5442
=1.11

CDW'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
=(6705-668.1)/5442
=1.11

* 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.


CDW  (NAS:CDW) 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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CDW (CDW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
75 Tri-State International, Lincolnshire, Chicago, IL, USA, 60069
CDW Corp is a value-added reseller operating in the U.S. (95% of sales) and Canada (5%). The company has more than 100,000 products on its line of cards that range from notebooks to data center software. Roughly half of CDW's revenue comes from midsize and large businesses, with the remaining from small businesses, government agencies, education institutions, and health-care organizations.
Executives
Christina M Corley officer: See Remarks 780 AEC DRIVE, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Christine A Leahy officer: See Remarks
Kelly J Grier director 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Donna F Zarcone director C/O HARLEY DAVIDSON, 3700 W. JUNEAU AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Marc Ellis Jones director C/O GARDNER DENVER HOLDINGS, INC., 222 EAST ERIE STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Carolyn Wiesenhahn officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Peter R Locy officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Miralles Albert Joseph Jr officer: See Remarks 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Paul J Finnegan director, 10 percent owner PO BOX 2000, 3905 DAKOTA STREET SW, ALEXANDRIA MN 56308
Kebo Collin B. officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Frederick J. Kulevich officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Sanjay Mehrotra director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 3355 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Anthony R Foxx director 2710 WYCLIFF ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27607
Ilaria Mocciaro officer: See Remarks 2301 PATRIOT BLVD, GLENVIEW IL 60026
Matthew A. Troka officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061