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Net Servicos De Comunicacao (BSP:NETC4.PFD) Current Ratio : 0.45 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Net Servicos De Comunicacao 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. Net Servicos De Comunicacao's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.45.

Net Servicos De Comunicacao has a current ratio of 0.45. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Net Servicos De Comunicacao has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

The historical rank and industry rank for Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:NETC4.PFD' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.52   Max: 2.76
Current: 0.45

During the past 13 years, Net Servicos De Comunicacao's highest Current Ratio was 2.76. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.52.

BSP:NETC4.PFD's Current Ratio is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.615 vs BSP:NETC4.PFD: 0.45

Net Servicos De Comunicacao Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Net Servicos De Comunicacao'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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Net Servicos De Comunicacao Current Ratio Chart

Net Servicos De Comunicacao Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.43 1.16 0.87 0.44 0.45

Net Servicos De Comunicacao Semi-Annual Data
Dec96 Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Current 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 1.43 1.16 0.87 0.44 0.45

Competitive Comparison of Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Current Ratio

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Net Servicos De Comunicacao'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.


Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Current Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Current Ratio falls into.



Net Servicos De Comunicacao 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.

Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2013 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2013 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2013 )
=1791.521/3998.354
=0.45

Net Servicos De Comunicacao's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2013 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2013 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2013 )
=1791.521/3998.354
=0.45

* 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.


Net Servicos De Comunicacao  (BSP:NETC4.PFD) 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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Net Servicos De Comunicacao Business Description

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Net Servicos de Comunicacao SA through its holdings provides pay-television and pay-per-view programming, digital cable, high-definition cable television with digital video recorder, broadband Internet service & fixed line telephony service.

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