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East Africa Metals (East Africa Metals) Quick Ratio : 0.78 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is East Africa Metals 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. East Africa Metals's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.78.

East Africa Metals has a quick ratio of 0.78. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for East Africa Metals's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

EFRMF' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12   Med: 1.53   Max: 27.79
Current: 0.78

During the past 10 years, East Africa Metals's highest Quick Ratio was 27.79. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 1.53.

EFRMF's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
69.84% of 2672 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.8 vs EFRMF: 0.78

East Africa Metals Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for East Africa Metals's Quick 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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East Africa Metals Quick Ratio Chart

East Africa Metals Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.59 0.12 0.83 1.40 1.61

East Africa Metals Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Quick 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 1.35 - 0.92 0.85 0.78

Competitive Comparison of East Africa Metals's Quick Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, East Africa Metals'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.


East Africa Metals's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, East Africa Metals's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where East Africa Metals's Quick Ratio falls into.



East Africa Metals 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.

East Africa Metals's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2021 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(5.931-0)/3.678
=1.61

East Africa Metals'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
=(3.436-0)/4.381
=0.78

* 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.


East Africa Metals  (OTCPK:EFRMF) 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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East Africa Metals (East Africa Metals) Business Description

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Address
777 Dunsmuir Street, 17th Floor, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V7Y 1K4
East Africa Metals Inc is a mineral exploration company focused on the identification, acquisition, exploration, development, and/or sale of base and precious mineral resource properties in Ethiopia and Tanzania. The company's mineral properties consist of one project in Ethiopia, the Harvest Project, Adyabo Project, and one project in Tanzania, the Handeni and Other Properties. The geographical segments of the company include Canada, Tanzania, and Ethiopia. It has one reportable segment Exploration and Development of Mineral Properties.

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