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Asta Funding (Asta Funding) Current Ratio : 30.77 (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is Asta Funding Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Asta Funding's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 30.77.

Asta Funding has a current ratio of 30.77. It indicates the company may not be efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. This may also indicate problems in working capital management.

The historical rank and industry rank for Asta Funding's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASFI's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Credit Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.79
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

Asta Funding Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asta Funding's Current 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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Asta Funding Current Ratio Chart

Asta Funding Annual Data
Trend Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19
Current Ratio
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Asta Funding Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
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Competitive Comparison of Asta Funding's Current Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Asta Funding's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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.


Asta Funding's Current Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Asta Funding's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asta Funding's Current Ratio falls into.



Asta Funding Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Asta Funding's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Sep. 2019 )=Total Current Assets (A: Sep. 2019 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Sep. 2019 )
=64.783/1.516
=42.73

Asta Funding's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Jun. 2020 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Jun. 2020 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Jun. 2020 )
=50.255/1.633
=30.77

* 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.


Asta Funding  (NAS:ASFI) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Asta Funding (Asta Funding) Business Description

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Address
210 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA, 07632
Asta Funding Inc is a US-based company engaged in the business of acquiring, managing, servicing and recovering on portfolios of consumer receivables. It has organized its business into three segments: Consumer Receivables, Personal Injury Claims, Social Security Disability Advocacy. Its business activity involves purchasing, managing for its own account and servicing distressed consumer receivables, including charged-off receivables, semi-performing receivables and performing receivables, purchasing interests in personal injury claims from claimants who are a party to personal injury litigation, purchasing periodic structured settlements and annuity policies from individuals in exchange for a lump sum payment.
Executives
Gary Stern director, officer: President and CEO 210 SYLVAN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632
David S Slackman director
Louis A Piccolo director C/O ASTA FUNDING, INC. 210 SYLVAN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD NJ 07632
Seth Berman officer: Secretary & General Counsel C/O ASTA FUNDING 210 SYLVAN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632
Ricky Stern 10 percent owner, officer: Senior Vice President 210 SYLVAN AVENUE ENGELWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632
Steven Leidenfrost officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ASTA FUNDING, INC. 210 SYLVAN AVENUE, SUITE 1 ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632
Michael R. Monteleone director 210 SYLVAN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632
Timothy H. Bishop director 210 SYLVAN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632
Mark Levenfus director ASTA FUNDING INC. 210 SYLVAN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS NJ 07632
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