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. Theragenics's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 8.12.
Theragenics has a quick ratio of 8.12. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Theragenics's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:THX's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 2.01 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.
Theragenics Quick Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Theragenics'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.
Competitive Comparison of Theragenics's Quick Ratio
For the Medical Devices subindustry, Theragenics'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.
Theragenics's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Theragenics's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Theragenics's Quick Ratio falls into.
Theragenics 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.
Theragenics'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.
Theragenics (FRA:THX) 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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Theragenics Corporation is a Delaware Corporation formed in 1981. It is a medical device company serving the surgical products and cancer treatment markets, operate in two business segments; the surgical products segment and the brachytherapy seed segment. The Company's surgical products business manufactures markets and sells disposable devices utilized in certain surgical procedures. Its brachytherapy seed business manufactures markets and sells radioactive 'seeds' utilized in the treatment of early stage prostate cancer. Its surgical products business was built through the acquisitions of CP Medical Corp. in May 2005, Galt Medical Corporation in August 2006, and NeedleTech Products, Inc. in July 2008. The Company manufactures almost 3,500 products in this business as part of three broad product platforms; wound closure, vascular access and specialty needles. It serves a number of markets and applications, including, among other areas, interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, vascular surgery, orthopedics, plastic surgery, dental surgery, urology, veterinary medicine, pain management, endoscopy, and spinal surgery. With the exception of veterinary sutures, its surgical products hold relatively small market shares. Its products include both finished goods and components. The Company's products are sold mainly to original equipment manufacturers and to a network of distributors. The Company's facilities and operations are subject to extensive environmental, nuclear, regulatory and occupational health and safety laws at the federal, state and local levels. It is also subject to similar foreign laws and regulations under certain circumstances when its products are distributed outside of the United States.
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