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Remote Dynamics (Remote Dynamics) Current Ratio : 0.10 (As of Sep. 2009)


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What is Remote Dynamics 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. Remote Dynamics's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was 0.10.

Remote Dynamics has a current ratio of 0.10. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Remote Dynamics 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 Remote Dynamics's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

RMTD's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 2.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

Remote Dynamics Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Remote Dynamics'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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Remote Dynamics Current Ratio Chart

Remote Dynamics Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Aug02 Aug03 Aug04 Aug05 Aug06 Dec07 Dec08
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 0.75 0.32 0.13 0.12

Remote Dynamics Quarterly Data
Nov04 Feb05 May05 Aug05 Nov05 Feb06 May06 Aug06 Nov06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09
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 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.10

Competitive Comparison of Remote Dynamics's Current Ratio

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Remote Dynamics'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.


Remote Dynamics's Current Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Remote Dynamics 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.

Remote Dynamics's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2008 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2008 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2008 )
=1.782/14.653
=0.12

Remote Dynamics's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2009 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2009 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2009 )
=1.351/14.024
=0.10

* 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.


Remote Dynamics  (OTCPK:RMTD) 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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Remote Dynamics (Remote Dynamics) Business Description

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Address
200 Chisholm Place, Suite 120, Plano, TX, USA, 75075
Remote Dynamics Inc markets, sells and supports automatic vehicle location and mobile resource management solutions targeting companies that own and operate private vehicle fleets, construction equipment, unpowered assets and others.
Executives
Miller Lloyd I Iii other: Former 10% Owner
Alan B Howe director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081

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