HiWave Technologies (LSE:HIW) Quick Ratio : 1.80 (As of Sep. 2012)

HiWave Technologies Quick Ratio Chart

HiWave Technologies Annual Data
	Trend	Jun03	Jun04	Jun05	Jun06	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Sep11	Sep12
Quick Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					2.58	3.77	2.01	6.46	1.80

HiWave Technologies Semi-Annual Data
	Dec02	Jun03	Dec03	Jun04	Dec04	Jun05	Dec05	Jun06	Dec06	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Mar12	Sep12
Quick Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.01	11.34	9.24	2.54	1.80

Competitive Comparison of HiWave Technologies's Quick Ratio

For the Electronic Components subindustry, HiWave Technologies'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.

HiWave Technologies's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, HiWave Technologies's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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

HiWave Technologies 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.

HiWave Technologies's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2012 is calculated as

HiWave Technologies's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 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.

HiWave Technologies  (LSE:HIW) 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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