Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Quick Ratio : 1.34 (As of Sep. 2024)

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Quick Ratio Chart

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Annual Data
	Trend	Sep15	Sep16	Sep17	Sep18	Sep19	Sep20	Sep21	Sep22	Sep23	Sep24
Quick Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.66	0.92	0.94	2.59	1.34

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23	Mar24	Sep24
Quick Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.94	1.03	2.59	1.01	1.34

Competitive Comparison of Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Quick Ratio

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Life Healthcare Group Holdings'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.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Quick Ratio falls into.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings 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.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 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.

Life Healthcare Group Holdings  (JSE:LHC) 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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