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VeriSign (VeriSign) Current Ratio

: 0.83 (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. VeriSign's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.83.

VeriSign has a current ratio of 0.83. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If VeriSign 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 VeriSign's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

VRSN' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.83   Med: 1.22   Max: 1.57
Current: 0.83

During the past 13 years, VeriSign's highest Current Ratio was 1.57. The lowest was 0.83. And the median was 1.22.

VRSN's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
84.22% of 2827 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.79 vs VRSN: 0.83

VeriSign Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for VeriSign'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] => - [4] => - [5] => 1.32 [6] => 1.23 [7] => 1.18 [8] => 0.93 [9] => 0.83 )
VeriSign 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 1.32 1.23 1.18 0.93 0.83

VeriSign 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 0.93 0.92 0.87 0.86 0.83

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VeriSign'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.


VeriSign Current Ratio Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, VeriSign's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



VeriSign 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.

VeriSign'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 )
=988.3/1188.5
=0.83

VeriSign'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 )
=988.3/1188.5
=0.83

* 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.


VeriSign  (NAS:VRSN) 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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VeriSign (VeriSign) Business Description

Address
12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
Executives
D James Bidzos director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Danny R Mcpherson officer: EVP- Engineering, Ops. & CSO 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Thomas C Indelicarto officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Timothy Tomlinson director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Todd B Strubbe officer: EVP and COO VERISIGN, 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kathleen A Cote director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Yehuda Ari Buchalter director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kilguss George E Iii officer: EVP and CFO C/O VERISIGN, INC., 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Frist Thomas F Iii director 3100 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 1225, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Armstrong Courtney D director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Jamie S Gorelick director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Richard H Goshorn officer: SVP, GC and Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
John D Roach director PMI GROUP INC, 601 MONTGOMERY ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131

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