PRXM (Proxim Wireless) Current Ratio: 1.22 (As of Mar. 2010)

Proxim Wireless  (OTCPK:PRXM) 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.

Proxim Wireless Current Ratio Related Terms

The historical data trend for Proxim Wireless'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.

Proxim Wireless Current Ratio Chart

Proxim Wireless Annual Data
	Trend	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09
Current Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					1.78	1.62	1.38	1.20	1.31

Proxim Wireless Quarterly Data
	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Dec09	Mar10
Current Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.21	1.20	0.00	1.31	1.22

PRXM vs OSAT, GTXO, DGDM: Current Ratio Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Proxim Wireless'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.

Proxim Wireless Current Ratio vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Proxim Wireless's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

Proxim Wireless 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.

Proxim Wireless's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

Proxim Wireless's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2010 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.

Proxim Wireless Business Description