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Corporate Resource Services (FRA:HTS1) Quick Ratio : 1.05 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Corporate Resource Services 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. Corporate Resource Services's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 1.05.

Corporate Resource Services has a quick ratio of 1.05. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Corporate Resource Services's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:HTS1's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.53
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Corporate Resource Services Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Corporate Resource Services'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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Corporate Resource Services Quick Ratio Chart

Corporate Resource Services Annual Data
Trend Sep00 Sep01 Sep02 Sep03 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Dec13
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 0.53 0.73 0.98 1.16

Corporate Resource Services Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 1.07 1.16 1.02 1.02 1.05

Competitive Comparison of Corporate Resource Services's Quick Ratio

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Corporate Resource Services'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.


Corporate Resource Services's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Corporate Resource Services's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Corporate Resource Services's Quick Ratio falls into.



Corporate Resource Services 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.

Corporate Resource Services's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2013 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(81.133-0)/69.826
=1.16

Corporate Resource Services's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2014 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(105.271-0)/100.709
=1.05

* 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.


Corporate Resource Services  (FRA:HTS1) 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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Corporate Resource Services (FRA:HTS1) Business Description

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Address
160 Broadway, 13th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10038
Corporate Resource Services Inc provides diversified technology staffing, recruiting and consulting services. It offers trained employees for Insurance, IT, Accounting, Science, Healthcare, Creative Services, Hospitality, Retail and Light Industrial Work.

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