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Mercantile Ports and Logistics (LSE:MPL) Quick Ratio : 1.02 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Mercantile Ports and Logistics 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. Mercantile Ports and Logistics's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.02.

Mercantile Ports and Logistics has a quick ratio of 1.02. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

LSE:MPL' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73   Med: 1.55   Max: 8.54
Current: 1.02

During the past 13 years, Mercantile Ports and Logistics's highest Quick Ratio was 8.54. The lowest was 0.73. And the median was 1.55.

LSE:MPL's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
64.67% of 968 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.295 vs LSE:MPL: 1.02

Mercantile Ports and Logistics Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercantile Ports and Logistics'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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Mercantile Ports and Logistics Quick Ratio Chart

Mercantile Ports and Logistics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.00 1.14 1.81 1.22 1.39

Mercantile Ports and Logistics Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 1.51 1.22 1.33 1.39 1.02

Competitive Comparison of Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Quick Ratio

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Mercantile Ports and Logistics'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.


Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Quick Ratio falls into.



Mercantile Ports and Logistics 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.

Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(21.579-0.072)/15.475
=1.39

Mercantile Ports and Logistics's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(20.065-0)/19.763
=1.02

* 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.


Mercantile Ports and Logistics  (LSE:MPL) 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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Mercantile Ports and Logistics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Le Bordage Road, 1st Floor, Tudor House, Saint Peter Port, GGY, GY1 1DB
Mercantile Ports and Logistics Ltd develops, owns, and operates port and logistics facilities. The site of the company's first project is at Karanja Creek in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, where it intends to develop and operate a modern and efficient port and logistics complex. At the Karanja port, the company focuses on mid-stream discharge and loading of cargo while vessels wait at anchorage for a berth in JNPT, and coastal movement of cargoes, such as containers, cement, and other break-bulk cargo, which typically ply in smaller vessels. The company has only one operating and geographic segment, being the project on hand in India. The company generates the majority of its revenue from lease income operations.

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