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Greenbrier (Greenbrier) Quick Ratio

: 0.92 (As of Feb. 2024)
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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. Greenbrier's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.92.

Greenbrier has a quick ratio of 0.92. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

GBX' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.7   Med: 1.19   Max: 2.29
Current: 0.92

During the past 13 years, Greenbrier's highest Quick Ratio was 2.29. The lowest was 0.70. And the median was 1.19.

GBX's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
70.7% of 983 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.26 vs GBX: 0.92

Greenbrier Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greenbrier'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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Greenbrier Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 1.45 1.22 1.14 0.90

Greenbrier Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 1.01 0.96 0.90 0.93 0.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Greenbrier'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.


Greenbrier Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Greenbrier's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Greenbrier 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.

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

Quick Ratio (A: Aug. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1698.7-823.6)/968.4
=0.90

Greenbrier's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1639.3-827)/878.2
=0.92

* 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.


Greenbrier  (NYSE:GBX) 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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Greenbrier (Greenbrier) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Centerpoint Drive, Suite 200, Lake Oswego, OR, USA, 97035
Greenbrier Companies Inc designs, manufactures, and markets railroad freight car equipment in North America and Europe, marine barges in North America and provides wheel services, railcar refurbishment, and parts, leasing and other services to the railroad. Its segments include Manufacturing, Maintenance Services and Leasing & Management Services. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the manufacturing segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Martin Raymond Baker officer: SVP, GC & Compliance Officer ONE CENTERPOINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035
Patrick J Ottensmeyer director PO BOX 219335, KANSAS CITY MO 64121
Laurie R Dornan officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer ONE CENTERPOINTE DR., SUITE 200, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035
Charles J Swindells director ONE CENTERPOINTE DR., SUITE 200, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035
Matthew Joseph Meyer officer: SVP, Finance & CAO 47912 HALYARD ROAD, SUITE 100, PLYMOUTH MI 48170
Ricardo Galvan officer: SVP, GRS ONE CENTERPOINTE DR., SUITE 200, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035
William A Furman officer: Chairman & CEO ONE CENTERPOINTE DR, SUITE 200, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035
William J. Krueger officer: President, GMO THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC., ONE CENTERPOINTE DR., #200, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035
Antonio O Garza director 500 W. ILLINOIS, SUITE 100, MIDLAND TX 79701
Brian J Comstock officer: EVP, Sales and Marketing 19262 S REDLAND ROAD, OREGON CITY OR 97045
Donald A Washburn director 222 SW HARRISON STREET, APT 23C, PORTLAND OR 97201
James R Huffines director C/O PLAINSCAPITAL CORPORATION, 2323 VICTORY AVENUE. SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75219
Alejandro Centurion officer: EVP and President, GMO ONE CENTERPOINTE AVE., STE. 200, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035
Mark J Rittenbaum officer: EVP, Chief Comm & Leasing Off
Duane Charles Mcdougall director C/O INFOCUS CORP, 277008 SW PARKWAY AVE, WILSONVILLE OR 97070