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. Kier Group's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.80.
Kier Group has a current ratio of 0.80. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Kier Group has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.
The historical rank and industry rank for Kier Group's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:KIE'
s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77 Med: 0.99 Max: 1.16
Current: 0.8
During the past 13 years, Kier Group's highest Current Ratio was 1.16. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 0.99.
LSE:KIE's Current Ratio is ranked worse than 92.06% of 1688
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.55
vs LSE:KIE: 0.80
Kier Group Current Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kier 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.
Competitive Comparison of Kier Group's Current Ratio
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Kier 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.
Kier Group's Current Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Kier Group's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kier Group's Current Ratio falls into.
Kier 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.
Kier Group's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 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.
Kier Group (LSE:KIE) 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.
Kier Group Current Ratio Related Terms
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Kier Group PLC is a construction, services, and property company that builds and maintains projects for various sectors. Its design and engineering capabilities meet the specifications for public and private customers. The construction segment works in both the public and private sectors through local bases and offers national coverage for its clients. The infrastructure services segment is focused on four main markets: highways, utilities, infrastructure, and rail. The property segment, which invests and develops schemes and sites across the United Kingdom and the last segment is corporate segment. Kier plans to divest from this segment to free up capital for the other segments. The U.K. accounts majority of its revenue, with the rest split among the Americas, Middle East, and Far East.
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