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Netcare (JSE:NTC) Quick Ratio : 0.93 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Netcare 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. Netcare's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.93.

Netcare has a quick ratio of 0.93. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

JSE:NTC' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 0.94   Max: 1.1
Current: 0.93

During the past 13 years, Netcare's highest Quick Ratio was 1.10. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 0.94.

JSE:NTC's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
64.39% of 688 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.195 vs JSE:NTC: 0.93

Netcare Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Netcare'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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Netcare Quick Ratio Chart

Netcare Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.97 0.88 0.92 1.05 0.93

Netcare 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 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 0.92 0.88 1.05 1.05 0.93

Competitive Comparison of Netcare's Quick Ratio

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Netcare'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.


Netcare's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Netcare's Quick Ratio falls into.



Netcare 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.

Netcare's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Sep. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(6382-550)/6263
=0.93

Netcare'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
=(6382-550)/6263
=0.93

* 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.


Netcare  (JSE:NTC) 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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Netcare Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
76 Maude Street, Corner West Street, Sandton 2196, Private Bag X34, Benmore, GT, ZAF, 2010
Netcare Ltd operates a network of hospitals in South Africa. Its network also includes emergency, cancer care, diagnostic support, primary care, and renal care services as well as occupational health and wellness services. The firm operates in two segments: Hospital and emergency services and Primary Care. The Hospital and emergency services segment contributes to majority of the firm's revenue. Netcare's services include Netcare appointmed TM, Netcare Cancer Care, Netcare Family Connect Line, Netcare Occupational Health and Netcare Pharmacy.

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