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Straight Path Communications (Straight Path Communications) Quick Ratio : 0.35 (As of Oct. 2017)


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What is Straight Path Communications 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. Straight Path Communications's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was 0.35.

Straight Path Communications has a quick ratio of 0.35. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

STRP's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.95
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Straight Path Communications Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Straight Path Communications'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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Straight Path Communications Quick Ratio Chart

Straight Path Communications Annual Data
Trend Jul12 Jul13 Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 9.27 2.39 6.73 6.44 0.39

Straight Path Communications Quarterly Data
Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17
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 5.66 0.52 0.62 0.39 0.35

Competitive Comparison of Straight Path Communications's Quick Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Straight Path Communications'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.


Straight Path Communications's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Straight Path Communications's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Straight Path Communications's Quick Ratio falls into.



Straight Path Communications 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.

Straight Path Communications's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2017 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Jul. 2017 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(10.295-1.588)/22.06
=0.39

Straight Path Communications's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Oct. 2017 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(9.574-1.588)/23.113
=0.35

* 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.


Straight Path Communications  (AMEX:STRP) 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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Straight Path Communications (Straight Path Communications) Business Description

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Straight Path Communications Inc provides services to internet service and telecommunications providers. It holds licenses for fixed wireless spectrum in the United States, providing broad geographic coverage. The company has Straight path spectrum and Straight path IP group business segments. Straight path spectrum segment covers holding, leasing and marketing of fixed and mobile wireless spectrum. Straigh path IP group segment consists of holding intellectual property mainly related to communications and licensing and other businesses related to intellectual property. The firm generates majority of its revenues from its Straight path spectrum segment.
Executives
Fred S Zeidman director 109 NORTH POST OAK LANE, SUITE 422, HOUSTON TX 77024
Howard S Jonas 10 percent owner
William F Weld director C/O LEEDS WELD & CO, 660 MADISON AVE 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10021
Miller Lloyd I Iii other: Former 10% Owner
Idt Corp 10 percent owner 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102

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