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DATA Communications Management (TSX:DCM) Quick Ratio : 1.19 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is DATA Communications Management 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. DATA Communications Management's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.19.

DATA Communications Management has a quick ratio of 1.19. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

TSX:DCM' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 1.01   Max: 1.4
Current: 1.19

During the past 13 years, DATA Communications Management's highest Quick Ratio was 1.40. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 1.01.

TSX:DCM's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
66.98% of 1069 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.56 vs TSX:DCM: 1.19

DATA Communications Management Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for DATA Communications Management'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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DATA Communications Management Quick Ratio Chart

DATA Communications Management 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 1.21 1.11 0.89 0.89 1.31

DATA Communications Management Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 1.40 1.31 1.22 1.22 1.19

Competitive Comparison of DATA Communications Management's Quick Ratio

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, DATA Communications Management'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.


DATA Communications Management's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, DATA Communications Management's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DATA Communications Management's Quick Ratio falls into.



DATA Communications Management 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.

DATA Communications Management'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
=(181.051-28.84)/116.531
=1.31

DATA Communications Management'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
=(140.442-25.715)/96.483
=1.19

* 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.


DATA Communications Management  (TSX:DCM) 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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DATA Communications Management Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9195 Torbram Road, Brampton, ON, CAN, L6S 6H2
DATA Communications Management Corp is a marketing and business communications partner that adds value for companies across North America by creating connections with their customers. The company serves many brands in the markets including financial services, retail, healthcare, energy, other regulated industries, and the sector. It generates the majority of its revenue from its product sales. The company purchases a product from third-party vendors and resells that to its customers.
Executives
J. R. Kingsley Ward Director
Gregory James Cochrane Director
Derek John Watchorn Director
Richard Clarence Kellam Director, Senior Officer
Merri Jones Director
William Albino Director
Michael Sifton Director
Kevin Joseph Lund Senior Officer
Christopher Gerald Lund Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
Michael John Coté Senior Officer

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