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. Boston Scientific's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was 1.31.
Boston Scientific has a current ratio of 1.31. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Boston Scientific's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
BSX'
s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52 Med: 1.53 Max: 7.77
Current: 1.31
During the past 13 years, Boston Scientific's highest Current Ratio was 7.77. The lowest was 0.52. And the median was 1.53.
BSX's Current Ratio is ranked worse than 85.11% of 846
companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 3.30
vs BSX: 1.31
Boston Scientific Current Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Boston Scientific'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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Boston Scientific Annual Data
Trend
Dec12
Dec13
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Current Ratio
0.68
0.76
0.97
1.82
1.48
Boston Scientific Quarterly Data
Sep17
Dec17
Mar18
Jun18
Sep18
Dec18
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Current Ratio
1.66
1.55
1.48
1.18
1.31
Competitive Comparison
For the Medical Devices subindustry, Boston Scientific'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.
Boston Scientific Current Ratio Distribution
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Boston Scientific's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Boston Scientific's Current Ratio falls into.
Boston Scientific 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.
Boston Scientific's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021
* 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.
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) 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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Boston Scientific produces less invasive medical devices that are inserted into the human body through small openings or cuts. It manufactures products for use in angioplasty, blood clot filtration, cardiac rhythm management, catheter-directed ultrasound imaging, structural heart disease, upper gastrointestinal tract diagnostics, interventional oncology, and treatment of incontinence. The firm markets its devices to healthcare professionals and institutions globally. Foreign sales account for nearly half of the firm's total sales.
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