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Perspecta (Perspecta) Current Ratio : 0.84 (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is Perspecta Current Ratio?

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. Perspecta's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was 0.84.

Perspecta has a current ratio of 0.84. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Perspecta 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 Perspecta's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PRSP's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.78
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

Perspecta Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Perspecta'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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Perspecta Current Ratio Chart

Perspecta Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20
Current Ratio
1.22 0.88 0.74 0.87 0.84

Perspecta Quarterly Data
Oct15 Oct16 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
Current Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.82 0.84 0.78 0.83 0.84

Competitive Comparison of Perspecta's Current Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Perspecta'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.


Perspecta's Current Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Perspecta 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.

Perspecta's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Mar. 2020 )=Total Current Assets (A: Mar. 2020 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Mar. 2020 )
=887/1057
=0.84

Perspecta's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2020 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2020 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2020 )
=898/1072
=0.84

* 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.


Perspecta  (NYSE:PRSP) 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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Perspecta (Perspecta) Business Description

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Address
15052 Conference Center Drive, Chantilly, VA, USA, 20151
Perspecta Inc provides IT solutions. The company provides end end-to-end, technology-focused solutions, leveraging the full spectrum of its offerings and industry expertise to ensure broader access to customers, capabilities and contract vehicles.
Executives
Michael Earl Ventling director 3170 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
John Kavanaugh officer: Chief Financial Officer 15052 CONFERENCE CENTER DRIVE CHANTILLY WA 20151
John M Curtis director, officer: Director, CEO 15052 CONFERENCE CENTER DRIVE CHANTILLY VA 20151
Heller M Tammy officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 15052 CONFERENCE CENTER DRIVE CHANTILLY VA 20151
James Lawrence Gallagher officer: General Counsel & Secretary 15052 CONFERENCE CENTER DRIVE CHANTILLY VA 2017120151
William Luebke officer: PAO & Controller 15052 CONFERENCE CENTER DRIVE CHANTILLY VA 20151
Philip O Nolan director 15052 CONFERENCE CENTER DRIVE, CHANTILLY VA 20151
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