GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Cyclical » Retail - Cyclical » Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd (TPE:2903) » Definitions » Current Ratio

Far Eastern Department Stores (TPE:2903) Current Ratio : 0.54 (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 1978. Start your Free Trial

What is Far Eastern Department Stores 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. Far Eastern Department Stores's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.54.

Far Eastern Department Stores has a current ratio of 0.54. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Far Eastern Department Stores 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 Far Eastern Department Stores's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:2903' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 0.47   Max: 0.55
Current: 0.54

During the past 13 years, Far Eastern Department Stores's highest Current Ratio was 0.55. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.47.

TPE:2903's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
94.19% of 1118 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs TPE:2903: 0.54

Far Eastern Department Stores Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Far Eastern Department Stores'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.

* Premium members only.

Far Eastern Department Stores Current Ratio Chart

Far Eastern Department Stores Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.44 0.46 0.55 0.48 0.54

Far Eastern Department Stores Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.48 0.46 0.47 0.53 0.54

Competitive Comparison of Far Eastern Department Stores's Current Ratio

For the Department Stores subindustry, Far Eastern Department Stores'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.


Far Eastern Department Stores's Current Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Far Eastern Department Stores's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Far Eastern Department Stores's Current Ratio falls into.



Far Eastern Department Stores 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.

Far Eastern Department Stores'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 )
=27245.238/50419.328
=0.54

Far Eastern Department Stores'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 )
=27245.238/50419.328
=0.54

* 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.


Far Eastern Department Stores  (TPE:2903) 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.


Far Eastern Department Stores Current Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Far Eastern Department Stores's Current Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Far Eastern Department Stores (TPE:2903) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 16, Xinzhan Road, 18th Floor, Banqiao District, New Taipei, TWN, 220
Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd is a Taiwan-based company principally engaged in the operation of department stores. The company also operates hypermarkets and shopping malls. It provides a broad range of merchandise, including foods, apparel, gold and jewelry, household appliances, groceries, home furnishing products, consumer electronics, stationery goods, artworks, entertainment appliances, and sports and leisure goods. The company also provides other services, such as vehicle repair and operation of parking lots and gas stations. Most of the company's stores are located in Taiwan.

Far Eastern Department Stores (TPE:2903) Headlines

No Headlines