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ITW (Illinois Tool Works) Quick Ratio : 0.97 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Illinois Tool Works 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. Illinois Tool Works's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.97.

Illinois Tool Works has a quick ratio of 0.97. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for Illinois Tool Works's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ITW' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.74   Max: 2.38
Current: 0.97

During the past 13 years, Illinois Tool Works's highest Quick Ratio was 2.38. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 1.74.

ITW's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
70.94% of 3021 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs ITW: 0.97

Illinois Tool Works Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Illinois Tool Works'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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Illinois Tool Works Quick Ratio Chart

Illinois Tool Works Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.36 2.06 1.35 0.95 0.97

Illinois Tool Works Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1.13 0.97 0.94 0.92 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Illinois Tool Works's Quick Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Illinois Tool Works'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.


Illinois Tool Works's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Illinois Tool Works's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Illinois Tool Works's Quick Ratio falls into.



Illinois Tool Works 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.

Illinois Tool Works's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(6235-1707)/4675
=0.97

Illinois Tool Works's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(6304-1817)/4627
=0.97

* 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.


Illinois Tool Works  (NYSE:ITW) 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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Illinois Tool Works Business Description

Address
155 Harlem Avenue, Glenview, IL, USA, 60025
Founded in 1912, Illinois Tool Works has become a diversified industrial manufacturer through acquisitions and innovations that follow customer needs. ITW operates through seven business segments, with no segment representing more than one fifth of revenue. ITW's automotive OEM segment sells vehicle components; its food equipment segment sells commercial kitchen appliances; its test & measurement and electronics segment sells inspection and analysis equipment; its welding segment sells welding equipment and consumables; its polymers & fluids segment sells industrial and consumer adhesives, solvents, and coatings; its construction products segment sells building fasteners and tools; and its specialty products segment sells medical, packaging, HVAC, and airport ground equipment.
Executives
Mary Katherine Lawler officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE, GLENVIEW IL 60025
Smith David Byron Jr director 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Michael M Larsen officer: SVP & CFO ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Randall J Scheuneman officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Sharon Szafranski officer: Executive Vice President 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Ernest Scott Santi director, officer: President & CEO ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Christopher A O'herlihy officer: Executive Vice President 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Kelly J Grier director 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Lei Zhang Schlitz officer: Executive Vice President 5757 N. GREENBAY AVENUE, GLENDALE WI 53129
Patricia A. Hartzell officer: Executive Vice President 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Javier Gracia Carbonell officer: Executive Vice President 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Jay L Henderson director 50 SOUTH LASALLE ST, CHICAGO IL 60603
Jennifer Kaplan Schott officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secy. 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Darrell L Ford director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Finch Norman D. Jr. officer: Sr. VP, General Counsel & Secy C/O ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025