Atlantic Coal (LSE:ATC) Quick Ratio : 0.20 (As of Jun. 2015)

Atlantic Coal Quick Ratio Chart

Atlantic Coal Semi-Annual Data
	Jun06	Jun07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15
Quick Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial												0.23	0.41	0.35	0.29	0.20

Competitive Comparison of Atlantic Coal's Quick Ratio

For the Coking Coal subindustry, Atlantic Coal'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.

Atlantic Coal's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Atlantic Coal's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

Atlantic Coal 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.

Atlantic Coal's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Atlantic Coal's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 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.

Atlantic Coal  (LSE:ATC) 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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