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The Walt Disney Co (WBO:DIS) Current Ratio : 0.73 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is The Walt Disney Co 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. The Walt Disney Co's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.73.

The Walt Disney Co has a current ratio of 0.73. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If The Walt Disney Co 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 The Walt Disney Co's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:DIS' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 1.01   Max: 1.32
Current: 0.73

During the past 13 years, The Walt Disney Co's highest Current Ratio was 1.32. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 1.01.

WBO:DIS's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
82.13% of 1052 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.615 vs WBO:DIS: 0.73

The Walt Disney Co Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Walt Disney Co'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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The Walt Disney Co Current Ratio Chart

The Walt Disney Co Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.32 1.08 1.00 1.05 0.73

The Walt Disney Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1.05 0.84 0.75 0.72 0.73

Competitive Comparison of The Walt Disney Co's Current Ratio

For the Entertainment subindustry, The Walt Disney Co'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.


The Walt Disney Co's Current Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Walt Disney Co's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Walt Disney Co's Current Ratio falls into.



The Walt Disney Co 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.

The Walt Disney Co's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Sep. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (A: Sep. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Sep. 2024 )
=22742.141/31173.699
=0.73

The Walt Disney Co's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=22742.141/31173.699
=0.73

* 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.


The Walt Disney Co  (WBO:DIS) 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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The Walt Disney Co Business Description

Address
500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA, USA, 91521
Disney operates in three global business segments: entertainment, sports, and experiences. Entertainment and experiences both benefit from the firm's ownership of iconic franchises and characters. Entertainment includes the ABC broadcast network, several cable television networks, and the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services. Within the segment, Disney also engages in movie and television production and distribution, with content licensed to movie theaters, other content providers, or, increasingly, kept in-house for use on Disney's own streaming platform and television networks. The sports segment houses ESPN and the ESPN+ streaming service. Experiences contains Disney's theme parks and vacation destinations, and also benefits from merchandise licensing.