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Post Properties (Post Properties) Current Ratio

: 0.06 (As of Sep. 2016)
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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. Post Properties's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.06.

Post Properties has a current ratio of 0.06. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Post Properties 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 Post Properties's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PPSPRA.PFD' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.32   Max: 1.53
Current: 0.06

During the past 13 years, Post Properties's highest Current Ratio was 1.53. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.32.

PPSPRA.PFD's Current Ratio is not ranked
in the REITs industry.
Industry Median: 1.025 vs PPSPRA.PFD: 0.06

Post Properties Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Post Properties'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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Post Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.20 1.15 0.90 1.49 0.32

Post Properties Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 0.60 0.32 0.08 0.07 0.06

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Post Properties'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.


Post Properties Current Ratio Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Post Properties's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Post Properties 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.

Post Properties's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2015 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2015 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2015 )
=32.492/102.725
=0.32

Post Properties's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2016 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2016 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=9.099/145.485
=0.06

* 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.


Post Properties  (NYSE:PPSPRA.PFD) 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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Post Properties (Post Properties) Business Description

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Post Properties Inc is a Georgia corporation, which was incorporated on January 25, 1984, and is the successor by merger to the original Post Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation, which was formed in 1971. It is a self-administrated and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company and its subsidiaries develop, own and manage upscale multi-family apartment communities in selected markets in the United States. The operating divisions of the Company include Post Apartment Management, Post Investment Group and Post Corporate Services. Post Apartment Management is responsible for the day-to-day operations of all Post(r) communities including community leasing, property management, personnel recruiting, training and development, maintenance and security. Post Apartment Management also conducts short-term corporate apartment leasing activities. It is responsible for all development, acquisition, rehabilitation, disposition, for-sale and asset management activities of the Company. For development, this includes site selection, zoning and regulatory approvals, project design and construction management. This division is also responsible for apartment community acquisitions as well as property dispositions and strategic joint ventures that the Company undertakes as part of its investment plan. Post Corporate Services provides executive direction and control to the Company's other divisions and subsidiaries and has responsibility for the creation and implementation of all Company financing, capital and risk management strategies. All accounting, management reporting, compliance, information systems, human resources, legal, risk management and insurance services required by the Company and all of its affiliates are centralized in Post Corporate Services. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is the general partner and owns a majority interest in the Operating Partnership which, through its subsidiaries, conducts all of the on-going operations of the Company. At December 31, 2009, approximately 35.4%, 23.1%, 11.2% and 10.8% (on a unit basis) of the Company's communities were located in the Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas, the greater Washington, D.C. and Tampa, Florida metropolitan areas, respectively. At December 31, 2009, 19,863 apartment units in 55 apartment communities, including 1,747 apartment units in five communities held in unconsolidated entities and 1,428 apartment units in four communities currently under construction and/or in lease-up. The Company is also developing and selling 277 luxury for-sale condominium homes in two communities (including 129 units in one community held in an unconsolidated entity) and is completing the sell out of units in one condominium community through a taxable REIT subsidiary. The Company competes for residents in its apartment communities based on its high level of resident service, the quality of its apartment communities and the desirability of its locati
Executives
Morgan John F., Sr. director C/O WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, 220 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98104
David C. Ward officer: EVP & Chief Investment Officer 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Toni Jennings director C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Donald C Wood director 909 ROSE AVENUE - SUITE 200, NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852
Sheila J. Teabo officer: Senior Vice Pres. 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Charles A. Konas officer: Executive Vice Pres. 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
David R. Schwartz director 4401 NOTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327-3057
Dale Anne Reiss director 589 KINZIE ISLAND COURT, SANIBEL FL 33957
Stella Ferguson Thayer director 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY,, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Deriso Walter M Jr director 1111 BAY AVENUE, SUITE 501, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Douglas Ii Crocker director C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Thomas D Senkbeil officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Herschel M Bloom director 755 LEE STREET, PO BOX 272, ALEXANDER CITY AL 35011-0272
Christopher J Papa officer: Chief Financial Officer 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, ATLANTA GA 30327
Nicholas B Paumgarten director C/O JP MORGAN CHASE, 227 PARK AVE 45TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10172

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