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SMART Technologies (SMART Technologies) Quick Ratio : 0.97 (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is SMART Technologies 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. SMART Technologies's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was 0.97.

SMART Technologies has a quick ratio of 0.97. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

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

SMART Technologies Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for SMART Technologies'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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SMART Technologies Quick Ratio Chart

SMART Technologies Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.45 1.71 0.93 1.49 1.04

SMART Technologies Quarterly Data
Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16
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 1.23 1.11 0.97 1.04 0.97

Competitive Comparison of SMART Technologies's Quick Ratio

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, SMART Technologies'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.


SMART Technologies's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



SMART Technologies 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.

SMART Technologies's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Mar. 2016 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(121.193-42.651)/75.614
=1.04

SMART Technologies's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2016 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(132.29-38.048)/97.054
=0.97

* 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.


SMART Technologies  (NAS:SMT) 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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SMART Technologies (SMART Technologies) Business Description

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SMART Technologies Inc was incorporated on June 11, 2007. The Company is a provider of technology solutions. Its solutions include interactive large format displays, collaboration software and services that enable interactive, engaging and productive teaching, learning and work experiences in schools and workplaces around the world. The Company develops a variety of easy-to-use solutions that combine interactive displays with robust software solutions in order to free people from their desks and computer screens, making collaboration and learning digitally more natural and engaging. The Company sells its solutions to schools and enterprises internationally. The Company offers SMART Board interactive whiteboards, SMART interactive flat panels, LightRaise interactive projectors, SMART Table interactive learning center, SMART Response interactive response systems, SMART Podium, SMART Notebook collaborative learning software, SMART Notebook Web, SMART Notebook App for iPad, SMART Exchange, SMART Sync classroom management software, SMART Response Virtual Edition, and SMART Document Camera for the education market.

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