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. Pharma-Bio Serv's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 4.54.
Pharma-Bio Serv has a quick ratio of 4.54. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Pharma-Bio Serv's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
PBSV'
s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.54 Med: 10.02 Max: 15.13
Current: 4.54
During the past 13 years, Pharma-Bio Serv's highest Quick Ratio was 15.13. The lowest was 4.54. And the median was 10.02.
PBSV's Quick Ratio is ranked better than 89.75% of 683
companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.22
vs PBSV: 4.54
Pharma-Bio Serv Quick Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Pharma-Bio Serv'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.
Competitive Comparison of Pharma-Bio Serv's Quick Ratio
For the Health Information Services subindustry, Pharma-Bio Serv'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.
Pharma-Bio Serv's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Pharma-Bio Serv's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pharma-Bio Serv's Quick Ratio falls into.
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.
Pharma-Bio Serv's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2024 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.
Pharma-Bio Serv (OTCPK:PBSV) 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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Pharma-Bio Serv Inc is a compliance and technology transfer services consulting firm. It also provides microbiological testing services and chemical testing services through its laboratory testing facility in Puerto Rico. It has three reportable segments: Puerto Rico technical compliance consulting which is the key revenue driver; United States technical compliance consulting; and Europe technical compliance consulting. The company offers solutions to the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, medical devices, cosmetic and food industries, and allied products companies. It generates maximum revenue from Puerto Rico and also has its presence in United States, Europe and Other countries.
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