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. Kaydon's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 2.85.
Kaydon has a quick ratio of 2.85. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Kaydon's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:KYD's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 1.4 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.
Kaydon Quick Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kaydon'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.
For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Kaydon'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.
Kaydon's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Kaydon's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kaydon's Quick Ratio falls into.
Kaydon 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.
Kaydon's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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.
Kaydon (FRA:KYD) 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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Kaydon Corporation was incorporated in 1983. The Company is a designer and manufacturer of custom engineered, performance-critical products supplying a broad and diverse customer base. The Company's main products now include bearings and components, filters and filter housings, custom rings, shaft seals, linear deceleration products, specialty balls, fuel cleansing systems, gas-phase air filtration systems and replacement media, industrial presses and metal alloy products. These products are used by customers in a variety of alternative energy, specialized robotics, medical, material handling, machine tool positioning, aerospace, defense, security, electronic and other industrial applications. The Company has two reportable segments and other operating segments engaged in the manufacture and sale of the following: Friction Control Products - complex components used in alternative energy, specialized robotics, medical, aerospace, defense, security, electronic, material handling, construction and other industrial applications. Products include anti-friction bearings, split roller bearings and specialty balls; Velocity Control Products - complex components used in specialized robotics, material handling, machine tool, medical, amusement and other industrial applications. Products include industrial shock absorbers, safety shock absorbers, velocity controls, gas springs and rotary dampers; and Other Industrial Products - complex and standard ring and seal products, filter elements and liquid and gas-phase filtration systems, metal alloys, machine tool components, presses, dies and benders used in a variety of applications. The Company sells its products in each segment through a sales organization consisting of salespersons and representatives located primarily throughout North America, Europe and Asia. The Company holds various patents, patent applications, licenses, trademarks and trade names. The Company's competitors include a number of other well-established manufacturers, as well as other smaller companies.
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