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Cencora (Cencora) Quick Ratio

: 0.52 (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. Cencora's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.52.

Cencora has a quick ratio of 0.52. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

COR' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4   Med: 0.52   Max: 0.68
Current: 0.52

During the past 13 years, Cencora's highest Quick Ratio was 0.68. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 0.52.

COR's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
90.82% of 98 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs COR: 0.52

Cencora Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cencora'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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Cencora Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.58 0.60 0.57 0.55 0.52

Cencora 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 0.53 0.51 0.52 0.52 0.52

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Cencora'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.


Cencora Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Cencora's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cencora 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.

Cencora's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(42798.826-17454.768)/48831.198
=0.52

Cencora'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
=(44858.731-18652.24)/50773.472
=0.52

* 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.


Cencora  (NYSE:COR) 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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Cencora (Cencora) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 West First Avenue, Conshohocken, PA, USA, 19428-1800
Cencora is one of three domestic leading pharmaceutical wholesalers. It sources and distributes branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospital networks, and healthcare providers. It and McKesson and Cardinal Health constitute over 90% of the U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Cencora also provides commercialization services for manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, global specialty drug logistics (World Courier), and animal health product distribution (MWI Animal Health). Cencora expanded its international presence in 2021 by purchasing Alliance Healthcare, one of the leading drug wholesalers in Europe.
Executives
Leslie E Donato officer: EVP & Chief Strategy Officer 227 WASHINGTON STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Elizabeth S Campbell officer: Executive Vice President 1 WEST FIRST AVENUE, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Steven H Collis officer: President & CEO 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, SUITE 100, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087
Lazarus Krikorian officer: Senior Vice President 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087
Silvana Battaglia officer: Executive Vice President 227 WASHINGTON STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 10 percent owner 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Gina Clark officer: Executive Vice President 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087
Werner Baumann director 1 WEST FIRST AVENUE, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Lauren M Tyler director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Robert P. Mauch officer: Executive Vice President 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087
Redonda Miller director 303 WYMAN STREET, SUITE 300, WALTHAM MA 02451
Lorence H. Kim director C/O SERES HEALTH, INC., 161 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02472
Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 108 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Lon R Greenberg director 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
John G. Chou officer: Executive Vice President 1300 MORRIS DRIVE, CHESTERBROOK PA 19087

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