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Incitec Pivot (ASX:IPL) Quick Ratio

: 2.63 (As of Sep. 2023)
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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. Incitec Pivot's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.63.

Incitec Pivot has a quick ratio of 2.63. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

ASX:IPL' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 0.74   Max: 2.63
Current: 2.63

During the past 13 years, Incitec Pivot's highest Quick Ratio was 2.63. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.74.

ASX:IPL's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
76.64% of 1567 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs ASX:IPL: 2.63

Incitec Pivot Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Incitec Pivot'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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Incitec Pivot Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.38 0.79 0.81 0.91 2.63

Incitec Pivot Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Quick Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.81 0.72 0.91 2.37 2.63

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Incitec Pivot'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.


Incitec Pivot Quick Ratio Distribution

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

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



Incitec Pivot 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.

Incitec Pivot's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(4253.2-817.4)/1307.4
=2.63

Incitec Pivot's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(4253.2-817.4)/1307.4
=2.63

* 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.


Incitec Pivot  (ASX:IPL) 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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Incitec Pivot (ASX:IPL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
28 Freshwater Place, Level 8, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3006
Incitec Pivot is a leading global explosives company with operations in Australia, Asia, and the Americas. We estimate its share of the global commercial explosives market at about 15%. Explosives contributes around 80% of EBIT. Incitec Pivot is also a major Australian fertilizer producer and distributor and is the only Australian manufacturer of ammonium phosphates and urea. Ammonium phosphates are sold in the domestic market and exported.

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