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AlfaB de CV (AlfaB de CV) Quick Ratio : 0.67 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AlfaB de CV 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. AlfaB de CV's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.67.

AlfaB de CV has a quick ratio of 0.67. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

ALFFF' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67   Med: 0.85   Max: 1
Current: 0.67

During the past 13 years, AlfaB de CV's highest Quick Ratio was 1.00. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 0.85.

ALFFF's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
85.34% of 1569 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs ALFFF: 0.67

AlfaB de CV Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AlfaB de CV'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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AlfaB de CV Quick Ratio Chart

AlfaB de CV 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 0.77 1.00 0.96 0.85 0.67

AlfaB de CV Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.85 0.73 0.63 0.73 0.67

Competitive Comparison of AlfaB de CV's Quick Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, AlfaB de CV'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.


AlfaB de CV's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, AlfaB de CV's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AlfaB de CV's Quick Ratio falls into.



AlfaB de CV 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.

AlfaB de CV'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
=(5374.377-2345.141)/4521.025
=0.67

AlfaB de CV's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(5374.377-2345.141)/4521.025
=0.67

* 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.


AlfaB de CV  (OTCPK:ALFFF) 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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AlfaB de CV (AlfaB de CV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Avenue Gomez Morin Sur No. 1111, Colonia Carrizalejo, San Pedro Garza García, NL, MEX, 66254
Alfa SAB de CV is a Mexican company controlling three principal businesses: Alpek; Sigma and Axtel. The segments of the company are: 1) Alpek, This segment operates in the petrochemical and synthetic fibers industry, and its revenues are derived from sales of its products: polyester, plastics and chemicals. 2) Sigma, This segment operates in the refrigerated food sector and its revenues are derived from sales of its main products: deli meats, dairy and other processed foods. 3) Axtel, This segment operates in the telecommunications sector and its revenues are derived from the provision of data transmission services, internet and long-distance phone service. 4) Other segments, include all other companies operating in business services and others that are non-reportable segments.