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Papel Prensa (BUE:PREN1) Current Ratio : 2.93 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Papel Prensa 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. Papel Prensa's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.93.

Papel Prensa has a current ratio of 2.93. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

BUE:PREN1' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.63   Med: 1.13   Max: 2.93
Current: 2.93

During the past 13 years, Papel Prensa's highest Current Ratio was 2.93. The lowest was 0.63. And the median was 1.13.

BUE:PREN1's Current Ratio is not ranked
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 1.7 vs BUE:PREN1: 2.93

Papel Prensa Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Papel Prensa'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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Papel Prensa Current Ratio Chart

Papel Prensa Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 0.86 1.14 1.83 1.99

Papel Prensa Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.19 1.98 2.27 1.99 2.93

Competitive Comparison of Papel Prensa's Current Ratio

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Papel Prensa'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.


Papel Prensa's Current Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Papel Prensa's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Papel Prensa's Current Ratio falls into.



Papel Prensa 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.

Papel Prensa's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=34397.62/17298.156
=1.99

Papel Prensa's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=56329.667/19243.995
=2.93

* 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.


Papel Prensa  (BUE:PREN1) 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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Papel Prensa (BUE:PREN1) Business Description

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Address
Bartolome Mitre 739, 4th Floor, Buenos Aires, ARG, 1036
Papel Prensa SA operates in the paper industry. It is engaged in the production of newsprint paper. The company is also engaged in the forestry sector. It offers various products, produced for different usage, papers for publications, books, catalogues, notebooks and pads; papers for advertising material and packaging papers.

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