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Credit Acceptance (Credit Acceptance) Current Ratio

: 18.60 (As of Dec. 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. Credit Acceptance's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 18.60.

Credit Acceptance has a current ratio of 18.60. It indicates the company may not be efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. This may also indicate problems in working capital management.

The historical rank and industry rank for Credit Acceptance's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CACC' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.6   Med: 25.64   Max: 39.28
Current: 18.6

During the past 13 years, Credit Acceptance's highest Current Ratio was 39.28. The lowest was 18.60. And the median was 25.64.

CACC's Current Ratio is ranked better than
61.97% of 376 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 4.73 vs CACC: 18.60

Credit Acceptance Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Credit Acceptance'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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Credit Acceptance Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 35.21 39.23 39.28 25.55 18.60

Credit Acceptance Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.55 26.98 26.75 24.66 18.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Credit Acceptance'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.


Credit Acceptance Current Ratio Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Credit Acceptance's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Credit Acceptance's Current Ratio falls into.



Credit Acceptance 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.

Credit Acceptance's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=7437.3/399.8
=18.60

Credit Acceptance's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=7437.3/399.8
=18.60

* 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.


Credit Acceptance  (NAS:CACC) 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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Credit Acceptance (Credit Acceptance) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25505 W. Twelve Mile Road, Southfield, MI, USA, 48034-8339
Credit Acceptance Corp is a consumer finance company that specializes in automobile loans. These loans are offered through a U.S. nationwide network of automobile dealers that benefit from sales of vehicles to consumers who could otherwise not obtain financing. The company also benefits from repeat and referral sales, and from sales to customers responding to advertisements for financing, but qualify for traditional financing. The company derives its revenue from finance charges, premiums earned on the reinsurance of vehicle service contracts, and other fees. Of these, financing charges, including servicing fees, are by far the largest source of revenue.
Executives
Wendy A Rummler officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Douglas W Busk officer: Sr. Vice President & Treasurer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTH FIELD MI 48034
Nicholas J Elliott officer: Chief Alignment Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Arthur L Smith officer: Chief Analytics Officer 25505 W 12 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Sean Edward Quinn director C/O CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Thomas W Smith 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Scott J Vassalluzzo director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Donald A. Foss Irrevocable Trust Dated August 14, 2022 10 percent owner 39395 W. TWELVE MILE ROAD, SUITE 200, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48331
Daniel A. Ulatowski officer: Chief Sales Officer 25505 W 12 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Andrew K Rostami officer: Chief Mktg and Product Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Prescott General Partners Llc 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Ravi Mohan Valiyaveettil officer: Chief Technology Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Thomas N Tryforos director 323 RAILROAD AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Kenneth Booth officer: Chief Financial Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Donald A Foss director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 29777 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SUITE 2611, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034

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