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QKL Stores (QKL Stores) Quick Ratio : 0.40 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is QKL Stores 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. QKL Stores's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.40.

QKL Stores has a quick ratio of 0.40. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

QKLS's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 0.88
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

QKL Stores Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for QKL Stores'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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QKL Stores Quick Ratio Chart

QKL Stores Annual Data
Trend Apr06 Apr07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.53 0.54 0.55 0.46 0.40

QKL Stores Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 0.46 0.68 0.63 0.57 0.40

Competitive Comparison of QKL Stores's Quick Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, QKL Stores'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.


QKL Stores's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, QKL Stores's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



QKL Stores 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.

QKL Stores's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2015 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(117.436-57.911)/148.484
=0.40

QKL Stores's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2015 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(117.436-57.911)/148.484
=0.40

* 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.


QKL Stores  (OTCPK:QKLS) 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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QKL Stores (QKL Stores) Business Description

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Address
4 Nanreyuan Street, Dongfeng Road, Zhuangyi Wang, Sartu District, Daqing, CHN, 163300
QKL Stores Inc is engaged in the operation of retail chain stores in northeastern China and Inner Mongolia. The company's supermarkets and hypermarkets sell merchandise including groceries, fresh food, and non-food items.
Executives
Glenn Little 10 percent owner 211 WEST WALL ST, MIDLAND TX 70701
Phil Frohlich 10 percent owner 1924 SOUTH IRICA SUITE 1120, TULSA OK 741046529
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1924 SOUTH UTICA, SUITE 1120, TULSA OK 74104-6429
Tsz-kit Chan officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O QKL STORES INC., 1 NANREYUAN STREET DONGFENG ROAD, SARTU DISTRICT DAQING F4 163311
Bartly J Loethen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Former Office and Director, other: Former 10% Owner 730 W RANDOLPH, 6TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60661
Synergy Business Consulting, Llc 10 percent owner, other: Former 10% Owner 730 W. RANDOLPH, 6TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60661

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