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. Acura Pharmaceuticals's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was 0.72.
Acura Pharmaceuticals has a current ratio of 0.72. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Acura Pharmaceuticals 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 Acura Pharmaceuticals's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
STU:HD4B's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 2 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.
Acura Pharmaceuticals (STU:HD4B) 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.
Acura Pharmaceuticals Current Ratio Related Terms
Acura Pharmaceuticals Current Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Acura Pharmaceuticals'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.
STU:HD4B vs VFRM, THCT, CBGL: Current Ratio Comparison
For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Acura Pharmaceuticals'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.
Acura Pharmaceuticals Current Ratio vs Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Acura Pharmaceuticals's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Acura Pharmaceuticals's Current Ratio falls into.
* 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.
Acura Pharmaceuticals (STU:HD4B) has a Current Ratio of 0.72 as of Dec. 2021.
Is Acura Pharmaceuticals' Current Ratio too high?
Acura Pharmaceuticals' current Current Ratio is 0.72. The Drug Manufacturers industry median Current Ratio is 2.00. Acura Pharmaceuticals' value of 0.72 is 64% below this industry median. Overall, Acura Pharmaceuticals has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Acura Pharmaceuticals' Current Ratio compare to VFRM and THCT?
Acura Pharmaceuticals' Current Ratio of 0.72 can be compared against companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry. The industry median Current Ratio is 2.00. Acura Pharmaceuticals' value of 0.72 is 64% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Current Ratio for a Drug Manufacturers company?
The median Current Ratio among Drug Manufacturers companies is 2.00, based on 997 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Current Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Current Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Acura Pharmaceuticals's current Current Ratio of 0.72 is 64% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Current Ratio mean?
A high Current Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. For the Drug Manufacturers industry, the median Current Ratio is 2.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Acura Pharmaceuticals's current Current Ratio is 0.72. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Acura Pharmaceuticals stock overvalued right now?
Acura Pharmaceuticals (STU:HD4B) has a current Current Ratio of 0.72. The current Current Ratio is 0.72 and 64% below the Drug Manufacturers industry median of 2.00. Acura Pharmaceuticals' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Current Ratio calculated?
Current Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Acura Pharmaceuticals (STU:HD4B), the current Current Ratio is 0.72 as of Dec. 2021. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc is a drug delivery company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of technologies and products intended to address safe use of medications. It has discovered and developed three proprietary platform technologies which can be used to develop multiple products. Its Limitx Technology is being developed to minimize the risk of overdose, its Aversion Technology is intended to address methods of abuse associated with opioid analgesics while its Impede Technology is directed at minimizing the extraction and conversion of pseudoephedrine, or PSE, into methamphetamine. It operates in single segment being the research, development and commercialization of technologies and products intended to address safe use of medications.
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