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Artio Global Investors, (FRA:A1I) Current Ratio : 4.56 (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Artio Global Investors, 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. Artio Global Investors,'s current ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 4.56.

Artio Global Investors, has a current ratio of 4.56. 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 Artio Global Investors,'s Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:A1I's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 2.95
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

Artio Global Investors, Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Artio Global Investors,'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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Artio Global Investors, Current Ratio Chart

Artio Global Investors, Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.09 1.39 1.54 1.64 2.53

Artio Global Investors, Quarterly Data
Dec08 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
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 1.95 2.02 3.95 2.53 4.56

Competitive Comparison of Artio Global Investors,'s Current Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Artio Global Investors,'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.


Artio Global Investors,'s Current Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Artio Global Investors,'s Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Artio Global Investors,'s Current Ratio falls into.



Artio Global Investors, 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.

Artio Global Investors,'s Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2012 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2012 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2012 )
=109.267/43.261
=2.53

Artio Global Investors,'s Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Mar. 2013 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Mar. 2013 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Mar. 2013 )
=144.082/31.568
=4.56

* 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.


Artio Global Investors,  (FRA:A1I) 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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Artio Global Investors, (FRA:A1I) Business Description

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Artio Global Investors Inc. was incorporated in Delaware. The Company is an asset management Company that provides investment management services to institutional and mutual fund clients. In addition to International Equity, it offers a select group of other equity and fixed income strategies, including Global Equity, a series of U.S. Equity strategies, High Grade Fixed Income, High Yield and Local Emerging Markets Debt. Currently, it manage and advise the following investment vehicles through which clients can access its investment capabilities: proprietary funds; commingled institutional investment vehicles; institutional separate accounts; sub-advisory accounts; and a hedge fund. Its operations and clients are based principally in the U.S.; however, a substantial portion of its AuM is invested outside of the U.S. Its revenues are mainly billed in U.S. dollars, driven by investment management fees earned from managing clients' assets, and are calculated on the U.S. dollar value of the investment assets it manage for clients. Its distribution efforts target institutions and organizations that demonstrate institutional buying behavior and longer-term investment horizons, such as pension fund consultants, broker dealers, registered investment advisors ('RIAs'), mutual fund platforms and sub-advisory relationships, enabling it to achieve significant leverage from its focused sales force and client service infrastructure. It also manage assets for more than 700,000 retail mutual fund shareholders through SEC-registered funds and other retail investors through 10 funds that it sub-advise for others. It competes in all aspects of its business with other investment management companies. The Company's business is subject to extensive regulation in the U.S. at both the federal and state level, as well as by self-regulatory organizations and outside the U.S.

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