Gemfields (LSE:GEMA) Current Ratio: 1.68 (As of Dec. 2016) — 66% Below Median

Gemfields  (LSE:GEMA) 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.

Gemfields Current Ratio Related Terms

The historical data trend for Gemfields'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.

Gemfields Current Ratio Chart

Gemfields Annual Data
	Trend	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12	Jun13	Jun14	Jun15	Jun16
Current Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					5.45	3.52	2.36	2.17	2.33

Gemfields Semi-Annual Data
	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16
Current Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.39	2.17	2.58	2.33	1.68

Gemfields Current Ratio Competitor Comparison

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Gemfields'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.

Gemfields Current Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Gemfields's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

Gemfields 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.

Gemfields's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2016 is calculated as

Gemfields's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

* 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.

Gemfields Business Description