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Scientific Learning (Scientific Learning) Quick Ratio : 0.46 (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Scientific Learning 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. Scientific Learning's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.46.

Scientific Learning has a quick ratio of 0.46. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

SCIL's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Education industry.
Industry Median: 1.25
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Scientific Learning Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scientific Learning'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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Scientific Learning Quick Ratio Chart

Scientific Learning Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.43 0.47 0.52 0.62 0.60

Scientific Learning Quarterly Data
Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
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 0.47 0.67 0.60 0.41 0.46

Competitive Comparison of Scientific Learning's Quick Ratio

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Scientific Learning'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.


Scientific Learning's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Scientific Learning's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Scientific Learning 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.

Scientific Learning's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2016 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(5.795-0)/9.649
=0.60

Scientific Learning's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2017 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(3.869-0)/8.499
=0.46

* 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.


Scientific Learning  (OTCPK:SCIL) 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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Scientific Learning (Scientific Learning) Business Description

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Address
1956 Webster Street, Suite 200, Oakland, CA, USA, 94612-2943
Scientific Learning Corp is an education company. It develops, distributes and licenses technology that accelerates learning by improving the processing efficiency of the brain. The company's patented products build learning capacity by rigorously and systematically applying neuroscience-based learning principles to improve the fundamental cognitive skills required to read and learn. The company offers a variety of on-site and remote professional and technical services, as well as phone, email and web-based support. The company sells primarily to K-12 schools in the United States through a direct sales force. It derives revenues in the form of subscription revenue, license revenue, support and professional services.
Executives
Steven G. Simon 10 percent owner TRIGRAN INVESTMENTS, INC., 630 DUNDEE ROAD, SUITE 230, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Lawrence A Oberman 10 percent owner TRIGRAN INVESTMENTS, INC., 630 DUNDEE ROAD, SUITE 230, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Trigran Investments Lp 10 percent owner 630 DUNDEE ROAD, SUITE 230, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Trigran Investments, Inc. 10 percent owner 630 DUNDEE ROAD, SUITE 230, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Douglas Granat 10 percent owner TRIGRAN INVESTMENTS, INC., SUITE 230, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jane A Freeman officer: Chief Financial Officer ALLSPRING FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC, 525 MARKET STREET, 12TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Osmium Capital Lp 10 percent owner 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 172, GREENBRAE CA 94904
Osmium Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 172, GREENBRAE CA 94904
Osmium Spartan L P 10 percent owner 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 172, GREENBRAE CA 94904
John Hartnett Lewis 10 percent owner 388 MARKET STREET, SUITE 920, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Osmium Capital Ii, Lp 10 percent owner 300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 172, GREENBRAE CA 94904
Gayle A Crowell director
Dino A Rossi director 61 WATROO POINT, DANIEL ISLAND SC 29492
Joseph B Martin director C/O BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., ONE BAXTER PARKWAY, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Warburg Pincus Ventures Lp 10 percent owner E M WARBURG PINCUS & CO INC 466 LEXINGTON AVE 10TH FL NEW YORK NY 10017-3147

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