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Cambridge Nutritional Sciences (LSE:CNSL) Quick Ratio : 4.60 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Cambridge Nutritional Sciences 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. Cambridge Nutritional Sciences's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.60.

Cambridge Nutritional Sciences has a quick ratio of 4.60. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

LSE:CNSL' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86   Med: 2.32   Max: 6.61
Current: 4.6

During the past 13 years, Cambridge Nutritional Sciences's highest Quick Ratio was 6.61. The lowest was 0.86. And the median was 2.32.

LSE:CNSL's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
78.14% of 869 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 1.92 vs LSE:CNSL: 4.60

Cambridge Nutritional Sciences Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cambridge Nutritional Sciences'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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Cambridge Nutritional Sciences Quick Ratio Chart

Cambridge Nutritional Sciences 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 1.41 3.28 2.80 3.89 4.31

Cambridge Nutritional Sciences 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 3.31 3.89 3.55 4.31 4.60

Competitive Comparison of Cambridge Nutritional Sciences's Quick Ratio

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Cambridge Nutritional Sciences's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Cambridge Nutritional Sciences's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Cambridge Nutritional Sciences's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cambridge Nutritional Sciences's Quick Ratio falls into.



Cambridge Nutritional Sciences 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.

Cambridge Nutritional Sciences'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
=(7.875-0.607)/1.687
=4.31

Cambridge Nutritional Sciences'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
=(7.504-0.776)/1.464
=4.60

* 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.


Cambridge Nutritional Sciences  (LSE:CNSL) 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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Cambridge Nutritional Sciences Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Fleet Place, London, GBR, EC4M 7WS
Cambridge Nutritional Sciences PLC is a specialist medical diagnostics company focused on promoting a personalized and functional approach to health and nutrition. The group has two reportable segments: Health and Nutrition; and Corporate. The Health and Nutrition division specialises in the research, development, and production of kits to aid the detection of immune reactions to food. It also provides clinical analysis to the general public, clinics, and health professionals as well as supplying the point-of-care Food Detective test. The Corporate segment consists of centralised corporate costs which are not allocated to the trading activities of the group. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Health and Nutrition segment.