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Hock Lok Siew Bhd (XKLS:7098) Current Ratio : 0.26 (As of Sep. 2012)


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What is Hock Lok Siew Bhd 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. Hock Lok Siew Bhd's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was 0.26.

Hock Lok Siew Bhd has a current ratio of 0.26. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Hock Lok Siew Bhd 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 Hock Lok Siew Bhd's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:7098's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.99
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

Hock Lok Siew Bhd Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hock Lok Siew Bhd'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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Hock Lok Siew Bhd Current Ratio Chart

Hock Lok Siew Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.41 0.65 0.73 0.60 0.14

Hock Lok Siew Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12
Current Ratio 0.14 0.19 0.19 0.26

Competitive Comparison of Hock Lok Siew Bhd's Current Ratio

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Hock Lok Siew Bhd'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.

Hock Lok Siew Bhd's Current Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Hock Lok Siew Bhd's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hock Lok Siew Bhd's Current Ratio falls into.


Hock Lok Siew Bhd 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.

Hock Lok Siew Bhd's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2011 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2011 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2011 )
=7.314/52.612
=0.14

Hock Lok Siew Bhd's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2012 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2012 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2012 )
=7.838/30.04
=0.26

* 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.

Hock Lok Siew Bhd  (XKLS:7098) 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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