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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LSE:AFM) Quick Ratio : 1.36 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 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. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.36.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a quick ratio of 1.36. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:AFM' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.31   Med: 1.63   Max: 2.01
Current: 1.36

During the past 10 years, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's highest Quick Ratio was 2.01. The lowest was 1.31. And the median was 1.63.

LSE:AFM's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
57.39% of 1082 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.54 vs LSE:AFM: 1.36

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alpha Financial Markets Consulting'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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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Quick Ratio Chart

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.31 1.76 1.41 1.39 1.36

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
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 1.41 1.26 1.39 1.15 1.36

Competitive Comparison of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Quick Ratio

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting'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.


Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Quick Ratio falls into.



Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 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.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Mar. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(71.577-0)/52.62
=1.36

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(71.577-0)/52.62
=1.36

* 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.


Alpha Financial Markets Consulting  (LSE:AFM) 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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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LSE:AFM) Business Description

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Address
60 Gresham Street, London, GBR, EC2V 7BB
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting PLC provides consulting and related services to clients in the asset management, insurance industries, and wealth management industries. The Company has a presence in the UK, North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, wherein geographically, it derives the maximum of the revenue from North America.

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