Alto Ingredients (Alto Ingredients) Quick Ratio : 1.78 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Alto Ingredients Quick Ratio?

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Alto Ingredients's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.78.

Alto Ingredients has a quick ratio of 1.78. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alto Ingredients's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ALTO' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48 Med: 1.83 Max: 4.69
Current: 1.78

During the past 13 years, Alto Ingredients's highest Quick Ratio was 4.69. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 1.83.

ALTO's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
61.8% of 1568 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.4 vs ALTO: 1.78

Alto Ingredients Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alto Ingredients's Quick Ratio can be seen below:

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Alto Ingredients Quick Ratio Chart

Alto Ingredients Annual Data

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1.07

2.03

2.52

1.70

1.78

Alto Ingredients Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Quick Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.70	1.94	1.85	1.90	1.78

Competitive Comparison of Alto Ingredients's Quick Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Alto Ingredients's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Alto Ingredients's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Alto Ingredients's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Alto Ingredients Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

Alto Ingredients's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )	=	(Total Current Assets	-	Total Inventories)	/	Total Current Liabilities
	=	(168.77	-	52.611)	/	65.288
	=	1.78

Alto Ingredients's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )	=	(Total Current Assets	-	Total Inventories)	/	Total Current Liabilities
	=	(168.77	-	52.611)	/	65.288
	=	1.78

Alto Ingredients (NAS:ALTO) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.

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Alto Ingredients (Alto Ingredients) Business Description

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Address

1300 South Second Street, Pekin, IL, USA, 61554

Website

https://www.altoingredients.com

Alto Ingredients Inc is a producer of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients. The company serves five markets: Health, Home and Beauty, Food and Beverage, Essential Ingredients, and Renewable Fuels. Its customers include major food and beverage companies and consumer products manufacturers and distributors. The company operates under three segments: Marketing and distribution, Pekin Campus production, and Other production. The Marketing and distribution segment participates in marketing and merchant trading for alcohols and essential ingredients; Pekin Campus produces and sells products produced at the company's Pekin, Illinois, campus, and about half of the firm's revenue flows from this segment. Other production makes and sells from the company's other production facilities.

Executives

Robert R. Olander	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1300 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PEKIN IL 61554
Gilbert E Nathan	director	C/O EMERGENT CAPITAL, INC., 5355 TOWN CENTER ROAD, SUITE 701, BOCA RATON FL 33486
Auste M Graham	officer: Gen. Counsel, VP & Secy	C/O ALTO INGREDIENTS, INC., 1300 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PEKIN IL 61554
Maria G Gray	director	C/O ALTO INGREDIENTS, INC., 1300 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PEKIN IL 61554
Bryon T Mcgregor	officer: Interim CFO	400 CAPITAL MALL, #2060, SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Christopher W Wright	officer: VP, General Counsel, & Secy	C/O PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC., 5711 N. WEST AVENUE, FRESNO CA 93711
William L Jones	10 percent owner	5711 N. WEST AVENUE, FRESNO CA 93711
James R Sneed	officer: VP of Ethanol Supply & Trading	AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC., 1300 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PEKIN IL 61555
Neil M Koehler	director, officer: CEO, President	PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC., 5711 N. WEST AVENUE, FRESNO CA 93711
Douglas L Kieta	director	17831 SHADOW VALLEY DRIVE, SPRING TX 77379
Winston Mar	officer: Chief Restructuring Officer	46 PENINSULA CENTER #188, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES CA 90274
Dianne S. Nury	director	C/O PACIFIC ETHANOL INC., 400 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 2060, SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Michael D Kandris	director	400 CAPITAL MALL, #2060, SACRAMENTO CA 95814
Paul Koehler	officer: VP of Corporate Development	C/O TOWERSTREAM CORPORATION, 55 HAMMARLUND WAY, MIDDLETOWN RI 02842
Larry D Layne	director	C/O PACIFIC ETHANOL, INC., 400 CAPITOL MALL, #2060, SACRAMENTO CA 95814