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. Vertex Pharmaceuticals's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.47.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a current ratio of 2.47. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
VRTX'
s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.08 Med: 3.72 Max: 4.83
Current: 2.47
During the past 13 years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals's highest Current Ratio was 4.83. The lowest was 2.08. And the median was 3.72.
VRTX's Current Ratio is ranked worse than 62.41% of 1503
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 3.69
vs VRTX: 2.47
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Current Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Current Ratio
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vertex 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.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Current Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Current Ratio falls into.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 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.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NAS:VRTX) 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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Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that discovers and develops small-molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases. Its key drugs are Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko, and Trikafta/Kaftrio for cystic fibrosis, where Vertex therapies remain the standard of care globally. Vertex has diversified its portfolio through Casgevy, a gene-editing therapy for beta thalassemia and sickle-cell disease. Additionally, Vertex is evaluating small-molecule inhibitors targeting acute and chronic pain using nonopioid treatments, and small-molecule inhibitors of APOL1-mediated kidney diseases. Vertex is also investigating cell therapies to deliver a potential functional cure for type 1 diabetes.
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