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TheWorks.Co.uk (LSE:WRKS) Current Ratio

: 0.80 (As of Oct. 2023)
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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. TheWorks.Co.uk's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.80.

TheWorks.Co.uk has a current ratio of 0.80. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If TheWorks.Co.uk 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 TheWorks.Co.uk's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:WRKS' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67   Med: 0.83   Max: 1.25
Current: 0.8

During the past 8 years, TheWorks.Co.uk's highest Current Ratio was 1.25. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 0.83.

LSE:WRKS's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
87.35% of 1115 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs LSE:WRKS: 0.80

TheWorks.Co.uk Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for TheWorks.Co.uk'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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Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => 0.98 [4] => 0.69 [5] => 0.67 [6] => 0.91 [7] => 0.88 )
TheWorks.Co.uk Annual Data
Trend Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.98 0.69 0.67 0.91 0.88

TheWorks.Co.uk Semi-Annual Data
Apr16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
Current Ratio 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 0.79 0.91 0.81 0.88 0.80

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, TheWorks.Co.uk'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.


TheWorks.Co.uk Current Ratio Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, TheWorks.Co.uk's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TheWorks.Co.uk's Current Ratio falls into.



TheWorks.Co.uk 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.

TheWorks.Co.uk's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Apr. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Apr. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Apr. 2023 )
=52.293/59.541
=0.88

TheWorks.Co.uk's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Oct. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=70.27/87.498
=0.80

* 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.


TheWorks.Co.uk  (LSE:WRKS) 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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TheWorks.Co.uk (LSE:WRKS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Boldmere House, Faraday Avenue, Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill, Birmingham, GBR, B46 1AL
TheWorks.Co.uk PLC is a multi-channel specialist retailers. The company's product categories include Books, Stationery, Arts and crafts, and Toys and games. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and also has a presence in EU countries. Some of the company brands include Boldmere, Brain Maze, CMYK Design Works, Corner Piece, Crawford and Black, Easter Wishes, Explore, Learn, Discover, Fun Workz, Make and Create Boutique, The Craft Place, and others. It has one operating segment with two revenue streams, in store and online.

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