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Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL) Current Ratio : 2.09 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Billing Services Group 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. Billing Services Group's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 2.09.

Billing Services Group has a current ratio of 2.09. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Billing Services Group's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BILL' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.64   Med: 0.96   Max: 2.2
Current: 2.09

During the past 13 years, Billing Services Group's highest Current Ratio was 2.20. The lowest was 0.64. And the median was 0.96.

LSE:BILL's Current Ratio is not ranked
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.75 vs LSE:BILL: 2.09

Billing Services Group Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Billing Services Group'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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Billing Services Group Current Ratio Chart

Billing Services Group Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 0.77 1.18 1.54 2.20

Billing Services Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19
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 1.74 1.54 1.85 2.20 2.09

Competitive Comparison of Billing Services Group's Current Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Billing Services Group'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.


Billing Services Group's Current Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Billing Services Group's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Billing Services Group's Current Ratio falls into.



Billing Services Group 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.

Billing Services Group's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2018 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2018 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2018 )
=9.617/4.38
=2.20

Billing Services Group's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Jun. 2019 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Jun. 2019 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=8.142/3.887
=2.09

* 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.


Billing Services Group  (LSE:BILL) 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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Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22 Victoria Street, Canon’s Court, Hamilton, BMU, HM 12
Billing Services Group Ltd is focused on payment solutions. The company offers a powerful suite of financial clearinghouse services for merchants, online stores, and telecommunications companies. Its services include local exchange carrier (LEC) phone clearing, billing and settlement solutions, toll clearing services, a Wi-Fi wholesale settlement solution, and VoiceLog Third Party Verification. The company generates a majority of revenue from LEC billing. Its geographical segment includes North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company derives the maximum revenue from North America.