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Sernova (XTER:PSH) Quick Ratio : 1.20 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Sernova 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. Sernova's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.20.

Sernova has a quick ratio of 1.20. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

XTER:PSH' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.2   Med: 7.94   Max: 27.94
Current: 1.2

During the past 13 years, Sernova's highest Quick Ratio was 27.94. The lowest was 1.20. And the median was 7.94.

XTER:PSH's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
76.5% of 1553 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 3.49 vs XTER:PSH: 1.20

Sernova Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sernova'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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Sernova Quick Ratio Chart

Sernova Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.74 5.24 19.19 10.78 2.19

Sernova Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 7.21 6.28 3.23 2.19 1.20

Competitive Comparison of Sernova's Quick Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Sernova'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.


Sernova's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Sernova's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sernova 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.

Sernova's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Oct. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(21.023-0)/9.592
=2.19

Sernova's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jan. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(17.079-0)/14.192
=1.20

* 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.


Sernova  (XTER:PSH) 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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Sernova (XTER:PSH) Business Description

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Address
700 Collip Circle, The Stiller Centre, Suite 114, London, ON, CAN, N6G 4X8
Sernova Corp is a clinical-stage company developing products for the treatment of chronic debilitating diseases. The company is engaged in the research and development of its proprietary Cell Pouch and associated technologies including immune-protected therapeutic cells. The Cell Pouch is a scalable, implantable medical device designed to create a vascularized tissue environment for the transplantation and engraftment of therapeutic cells, which then release proteins and or hormones for the long-term treatment of multiple serious, chronic diseases such as diabetes, hemophilia, and thyroid disease.

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