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Williston Holding Co (Williston Holding Co) Quick Ratio : 0.47 (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is Williston Holding Co 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. Williston Holding Co's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 0.47.

Williston Holding Co has a quick ratio of 0.47. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

WHCA's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.19
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Williston Holding Co Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williston Holding Co'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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Williston Holding Co Quick Ratio Chart

Williston Holding Co Annual Data
Trend May06 May07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.22 1.30 1.05 0.89 0.65

Williston Holding Co Quarterly Data
Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
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 0.59 0.65 0.44 0.20 0.47

Competitive Comparison of Williston Holding Co's Quick Ratio

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Williston Holding Co'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.


Williston Holding Co's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Williston Holding Co's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Williston Holding Co's Quick Ratio falls into.



Williston Holding Co 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.

Williston Holding Co's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2012 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(0.03-0)/0.046
=0.65

Williston Holding Co's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2013 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(0.047-0)/0.101
=0.47

* 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.


Williston Holding Co  (OTCPK:WHCA) 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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Williston Holding Co (Williston Holding Co) Business Description

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Address
9531 West 78th Street, Suite 340, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344
Williston Holding Co is a Houston-based restaurant company operating many brands at various locations. These diverse restaurant brands offer fresh, authentic food at an affordable price. The brand portfolio includes Casa Ole, Monterey's Little Mexico, Uberrito, Cargo, Bus Stop, Williston, Tortuga, and Crazy Joses's among others.

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