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Planet Payment (Planet Payment) Quick Ratio : 2.64 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Planet Payment 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. Planet Payment's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 2.64.

Planet Payment has a quick ratio of 2.64. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

PLPM's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Planet Payment Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Planet Payment'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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Planet Payment Quick Ratio Chart

Planet Payment Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.82 1.92 2.68 2.28 2.28

Planet Payment Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 2.15 2.28 2.50 2.04 2.64

Competitive Comparison of Planet Payment's Quick Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Planet Payment'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.


Planet Payment's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Planet Payment's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Planet Payment 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.

Planet Payment's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2016 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(26.288-0)/11.551
=2.28

Planet Payment's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2017 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(24.117-0)/9.14
=2.64

* 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.


Planet Payment  (NAS:PLPM) 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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Planet Payment (Planet Payment) Business Description

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Planet Payment Inc is a provider of international payment and transaction processing and multi-currency processing services. It organizes its business operations through two segments: Multi Currency Processing Services and Payment Processing Services. Its service portfolio consists of payment processing, multi-currency processing, gateway, data analytics, and commercial transaction services. The company provides its services across the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. It generates the majority of its revenue from Multi Currency Processing Services segment.
Executives
Carl J Williams director, officer: See Remarks 10 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NORTH TOWER, ATLANTA GA 30189
Shane H. Kim director 500 E. PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200, BALTIMORE MD 21202
David L Warnock other: See Remarks 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Jason Tagler other: See Remarks 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Joseph T Sherman other: See Remarks 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200, BALTIMORE MD 21202
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Camden Partners Strategic Manager, Llc other: See Remarks 500 E. PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200, BALTIMORE MD 21202
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Donald W Hughes other: See Remarks 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Christopher W Kersey other: See Remarks 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Philip D Beck director C/O PLANET PAYMENT, INC., 670 LONG BEACH BOULEVARD, LONG BEACH NY 11561

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