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National Waste Management Holdings (National Waste Management Holdings) Current Ratio : 0.87 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is National Waste Management 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. National Waste Management Holdings's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.87.

National Waste Management Holdings has a current ratio of 0.87. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If National Waste Management 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 National Waste Management Holdings's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NWMH's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 1.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

National Waste Management Holdings Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Waste Management 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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National Waste Management Holdings Current Ratio Chart

National Waste Management Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Current Ratio
0.40 1.92 2.38 0.64 1.01

National Waste Management Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 1.09 1.48 1.29 1.01 0.87

Competitive Comparison of National Waste Management Holdings's Current Ratio

For the Waste Management subindustry, National Waste Management 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.


National Waste Management Holdings's Current Ratio Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, National Waste Management Holdings's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Waste Management Holdings's Current Ratio falls into.



National Waste Management 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.

National Waste Management Holdings's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2016 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2016 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2016 )
=1.117/1.108
=1.01

National Waste Management Holdings's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Mar. 2017 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Mar. 2017 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=1.072/1.232
=0.87

* 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.


National Waste Management Holdings  (OTCPK:NWMH) 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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National Waste Management Holdings (National Waste Management Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5920 North Florida Avenue, Hernando, FL, USA, 34442
National Waste Management Holdings Inc is a solid waste management company. Its service offerings include construction and demolition landfill services, transfer station services, as well as roll-off dumpster services and mulch products for sale, including topsoil. It primarily serves municipal, institutional, commercial and industrial customers.

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