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Artio Global Investors, (FRA:A1I) Quick Ratio : 4.56 (As of Mar. 2013)


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What is Artio Global Investors, 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. Artio Global Investors,'s quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 4.56.

Artio Global Investors, has a quick ratio of 4.56. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Artio Global Investors,'s Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:A1I's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 2.775
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Artio Global Investors, Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Artio Global Investors,'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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Artio Global Investors, Quick Ratio Chart

Artio Global Investors, Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.09 1.39 1.54 1.64 2.53

Artio Global Investors, Quarterly Data
Dec08 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13
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 1.95 2.02 3.95 2.53 4.56

Competitive Comparison of Artio Global Investors,'s Quick Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Artio Global Investors,'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.


Artio Global Investors,'s Quick Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Artio Global Investors,'s Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Artio Global Investors,'s Quick Ratio falls into.



Artio Global Investors, 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.

Artio Global Investors,'s Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2012 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(109.267-0)/43.261
=2.53

Artio Global Investors,'s Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Mar. 2013 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(144.082-0)/31.568
=4.56

* 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.


Artio Global Investors,  (FRA:A1I) 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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Artio Global Investors, (FRA:A1I) Business Description

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Artio Global Investors Inc. was incorporated in Delaware. The Company is an asset management Company that provides investment management services to institutional and mutual fund clients. In addition to International Equity, it offers a select group of other equity and fixed income strategies, including Global Equity, a series of U.S. Equity strategies, High Grade Fixed Income, High Yield and Local Emerging Markets Debt. Currently, it manage and advise the following investment vehicles through which clients can access its investment capabilities: proprietary funds; commingled institutional investment vehicles; institutional separate accounts; sub-advisory accounts; and a hedge fund. Its operations and clients are based principally in the U.S.; however, a substantial portion of its AuM is invested outside of the U.S. Its revenues are mainly billed in U.S. dollars, driven by investment management fees earned from managing clients' assets, and are calculated on the U.S. dollar value of the investment assets it manage for clients. Its distribution efforts target institutions and organizations that demonstrate institutional buying behavior and longer-term investment horizons, such as pension fund consultants, broker dealers, registered investment advisors ('RIAs'), mutual fund platforms and sub-advisory relationships, enabling it to achieve significant leverage from its focused sales force and client service infrastructure. It also manage assets for more than 700,000 retail mutual fund shareholders through SEC-registered funds and other retail investors through 10 funds that it sub-advise for others. It competes in all aspects of its business with other investment management companies. The Company's business is subject to extensive regulation in the U.S. at both the federal and state level, as well as by self-regulatory organizations and outside the U.S.

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