Avistar Communications (Avistar Communications) Quick Ratio : 0.17 (As of Mar. 2012)

Avistar Communications Quick Ratio Chart

Avistar Communications Annual Data
	Trend	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06	Dec07	Dec08	Dec09	Dec10	Dec11
Quick Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.51	0.52	0.10	0.27	0.33

Avistar Communications Quarterly Data
	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12
Quick Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.39	0.19	0.44	0.33	0.17

Competitive Comparison of Avistar Communications's Quick Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Avistar Communications's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick 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.

Avistar Communications's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Avistar Communications's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Avistar Communications's Quick Ratio falls into.

Avistar Communications 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.

Avistar Communications's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Avistar Communications's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as

* 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.

Avistar Communications  (OTCPK:AVSR) 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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