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PAL (Proficient Auto Logistics) Quick Ratio : 1.22 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Proficient Auto 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. Proficient Auto Logistics's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.22.

Proficient Auto Logistics has a quick ratio of 1.22. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

PAL' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 1.17   Max: 1.34
Current: 1.22

During the past 1 years, Proficient Auto Logistics's highest Quick Ratio was 1.34. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 1.17.

PAL's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
52.32% of 969 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.29 vs PAL: 1.22

Proficient Auto Logistics Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Proficient Auto Logistics's Quick Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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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Proficient Auto Logistics Quick Ratio Chart

Proficient Auto Logistics Annual Data
Trend Dec23
Quick Ratio
1.12

Proficient Auto Logistics Quarterly Data
Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Quick Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 1.12 0.02 1.34 1.22

Competitive Comparison of Proficient Auto Logistics's Quick Ratio

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Proficient Auto 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.


Proficient Auto Logistics's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Proficient Auto Logistics's Quick Ratio falls into.



Proficient Auto 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.

Proficient Auto 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
=(90.916-1.301)/80.206
=1.12

Proficient Auto Logistics'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
=(69.752-1.48)/55.734
=1.22

* 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.


Proficient Auto Logistics  (NAS:PAL) 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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Proficient Auto Logistics Business Description

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Address
12276 San Jose Boulevard, Suite 426, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32223
Proficient Auto Logistics Inc is a non-union, specialized freight company focused on providing auto transportation and logistics services. The company operates auto transportation fleets in North America based upon information obtained from the Auto Haulers Association of America, utilizing auto transport vehicles and trailers daily, including Company-owned transport vehicles and trailers. The reportable segments of the company are Truckload and Brokerage. The company derives maximum revenue from the brokerage segment that retains the customer relationship, including billing and collection, and outsources the transportation of the loads to third-party carriers.