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Communications Systems (Communications Systems) Quick Ratio : 2.43 (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is Communications Systems 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. Communications Systems's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was 2.43.

Communications Systems has a quick ratio of 2.43. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

JCS's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.475
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Communications Systems Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Communications Systems'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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Communications Systems Quick Ratio Chart

Communications Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.51 2.61 3.60 4.79 2.43

Communications Systems Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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Competitive Comparison of Communications Systems's Quick Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Communications Systems'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.


Communications Systems's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Communications Systems's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Communications Systems 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.

Communications Systems's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2021 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(6.528-0.195)/2.61
=2.43

Communications Systems's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2021 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(6.528-0.195)/2.61
=2.43

* 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.


Communications Systems  (NAS:JCS) 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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Communications Systems (Communications Systems) Business Description

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Address
10900 Red Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN, USA, 55343
Communications Systems Inc is a telecommunications firm. Its Electronics & Software segment manufactures and sells solutions that provide actionable intelligence, power and connectivity at the edge of networks through PoE products, software and services as well as traditional products and designs, develops, and sells edge network access products, TDM over IP and other circuit emulation solutions; and Services and Support segment provides technology solutions including virtualization, managed services, wired and wireless network design and implementation, and hybrid cloud infrastructure and deployment and designs, develops, and sells SD-WAN solutions. It operates in North America; Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Rest of world.
Executives
Northern Pacific Growth Investment Advisors, Llc 10 percent owner 315 EAST LAKE STREET, SUITE 301, WAYZATA MN 55391
Marilyn S. Adler director 315 LAKE STREET EAST, SUITE 301, WAYZATA MN 55391
Tom Holland director 315 LAKE STREET EAST, SUITE 301, WAYZATA MN 55391
Kyle Udseth director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NORTHERN PACIFIC GROUP, 315 EAST LAKE STREET, SUITE 301, WAYZATA MN 55391
Scott Honour director 10877 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 18TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Mike Siegler officer: Senior Vice President 10900 RED CIRCLE DR., MINNETONKA MN 55343
Anita Kumar director, officer: President/CEO 10900 RED CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Michael R. Zapata director 2765 NW NICOLAI STREET, PORTLAND OR 97210
Mark Fandrich officer: CFO 17400 6TH AVE. N., PLYMOUTH MN 55447
Kristin Hlavka other: Controller 10900 RED CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Scott Fluegge officer: VP 12946 66TH ST N, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33412
Roger Hd Lacey director 10900 RED CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Steven Webster director 4901 ARDEN AVE., EDINA MN 55424
Richard A Primuth director
Curtis A Sampson director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO PO BOX 777, S MAIN ST, HECTOR MN 55342