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. La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was 4.02.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co has a current ratio of 4.02. 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 La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
LJPC'
s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26 Med: 7.06 Max: 33.64
Current: 4.02
During the past 13 years, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's highest Current Ratio was 33.64. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 7.06.
LJPC's Current Ratio is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 3.77
vs LJPC: 4.02
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co Current Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's Current Ratio
For the Biotechnology subindustry, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co'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.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's Current Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co's Current Ratio falls into.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co 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.
* 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.
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co (NAS:LJPC) 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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La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co (La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co) Business Description
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co is a biopharmaceutical company. The company's main activity is the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative therapies that improve patients' life-threatening conditions. The company's portfolio consists of an angiotensin II formulation, which regulates blood pressure; a formulation of hepcidin, an endogenous peptide hormone that regulates iron metabolism; and an antibiotic approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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