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Natural Gas Services Group (Natural Gas Services Group) Current Ratio

: 2.33 (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. Natural Gas Services Group's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.33.

Natural Gas Services Group has a current ratio of 2.33. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Natural Gas Services Group's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NGS' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.78   Med: 7.2   Max: 16.03
Current: 2.33

During the past 13 years, Natural Gas Services Group's highest Current Ratio was 16.03. The lowest was 1.78. And the median was 7.20.

NGS's Current Ratio is ranked better than
74.67% of 1074 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.325 vs NGS: 2.33

Natural Gas Services Group Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Natural Gas Services Group'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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Natural Gas Services Group 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 7.70 6.70 3.21 1.78 2.33

Natural Gas Services Group 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 1.78 1.42 1.40 1.49 2.33

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Natural Gas Services Group'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.


Natural Gas Services Group Current Ratio Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Natural Gas Services Group's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Natural Gas Services Group's Current Ratio falls into.



Natural Gas Services Group 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.

Natural Gas Services Group'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 )
=76.271/32.713
=2.33

Natural Gas Services Group'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 )
=76.271/32.713
=2.33

* 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.


Natural Gas Services Group  (NYSE:NGS) 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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Natural Gas Services Group (Natural Gas Services Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
404 Veterans Airpark Lane, Suite 300, Midland, TX, USA, 79705
Natural Gas Services Group Inc provides natural gas compression equipment and services to the energy industry. The company manufacture, fabricate, rent, sell and maintain natural gas compressors and flare systems for oil and natural gas production and plant facilities. Its operating units include Gas Compressor Rental, Engineered Equipment Sales, Service, and Maintenance. The company generates the majority of its revenue by renting out low- to medium-horsepower compression equipment to natural gas production companies in unconventional oil and gas regions of the United States.
Executives
Georganne Hodges director 2105 CITYWEST BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77042
John D. Bittner officer: Interim CFO 1920 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 950, DALLAS TX 75201
Brian L Tucker officer: Chief Operating Officer 1250 NE LOOP 410, #1000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Donald J Tringali director C/O INFORMATION ANALYSIS INCORPORATED, 11240 WAPLES MILL RD STE 201, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Justin Jacobs director 382 GREENWICH AVE, SUITE ONE, GREENWICH CT 06830
James D Faircloth officer: Interim CFO 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
Leslie Ann Beyer director C/O NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP., INC., 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
James R Hazlett officer: Vice President-Technical Svcs. 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
Stephen Charles Taylor director, officer: President and CEO 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
John Chisholm director C/O FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC., 2930 W. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY N., STE. 300, HOUSTON TX 77043
Micah C. Foster officer: Chief Financial Officer 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
Nigel Jenvey director 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
James R Lawrence officer: VP & Chief Financial Officer C/O NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP, INC., 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
David L Bradshaw director 508 WEST WALL STREET, SUITE 550, MIDLAND TX 79701
G Larry Lawrence officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LEGACY RESERVES GP, LLC, 303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 1600, MIDLAND TX 79701