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Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) (LSE:MAB1) Current Ratio : 0.59 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) 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. Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.59.

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) has a current ratio of 0.59. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) 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 Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MAB1' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.59   Med: 1.49   Max: 1.64
Current: 0.59

During the past 13 years, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s highest Current Ratio was 1.64. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 1.49.

LSE:MAB1's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
86.36% of 44 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 2.67 vs LSE:MAB1: 0.59

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'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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Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Current Ratio Chart

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.05 1.61 1.36 0.71 0.59

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 1.36 2.37 0.71 0.75 0.59

Competitive Comparison of Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Current Ratio

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'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.


Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Current Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Current Ratio falls into.



Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) 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.

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=31.261/52.702
=0.59

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)'s Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=31.261/52.702
=0.59

* 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.


Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings)  (LSE:MAB1) 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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Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) (LSE:MAB1) Business Description

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Address
Capital House, Pride Place, Pride Park, Derby, GBR, DE24 8QR
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC provides mortgage advice and also advice on protection and general insurance products. The group offers advice on residential and buy to let mortgage products. The company has developed customized support services for intermediary firms that operate in estate agency, new build, buy to let, mortgage shops and telephone based mortgage services. The company derives its revenues from mortgage procuration fees, insurance commission, and client fees. Mortgage procuration fees generate the majority of the revenues.

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