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TJX (MEX:TJX) Quick Ratio : 0.50 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is TJX 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. TJX's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 0.50.

TJX has a quick ratio of 0.50. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

MEX:TJX' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4   Med: 0.7   Max: 1.15
Current: 0.5

During the past 13 years, TJX's highest Quick Ratio was 1.15. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 0.70.

MEX:TJX's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
70.74% of 1121 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.85 vs MEX:TJX: 0.50

TJX Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for TJX'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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TJX Quick Ratio Chart

TJX Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.56 1.06 0.70 0.64 0.64

TJX Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 0.47 0.64 0.61 0.60 0.50

Competitive Comparison of TJX's Quick Ratio

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, TJX'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.


TJX's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, TJX's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



TJX 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.

TJX's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Jan. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(217519.397-102456.033)/179508.466
=0.64

TJX's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Oct. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(287490.653-167682.849)/240717.334
=0.50

* 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.


TJX  (MEX:TJX) 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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TJX Business Description

Address
770 Cochituate Road, Framingham, MA, USA, 01701
TJX Companies is the leading off-price retailer of apparel, accessories, and home merchandise in the United States. The firm leverages its more than 21,000 global vendor relationships to procure and sell brand-name merchandise at prices 20%-60% cheaper than conventional retail channels. TJX opportunistically purchases excess inventory that stems from manufacturing overruns and retail closeout sales. The off-price retailer disperses its vast and disparate merchandise across its 5,000 global stores, creating a treasure-hunt shopping experience for consumers. Over three quarters of TJX's sales are derived from the United States, primarily via the T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods banners. About 10% of sales are from Canada and 12% from Europe and Australia.