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Bio-Rad Laboratories (Bio-Rad Laboratories) Quick Ratio : 4.34 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bio-Rad Laboratories 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. Bio-Rad Laboratories's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.34.

Bio-Rad Laboratories has a quick ratio of 4.34. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bio-Rad Laboratories's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BIO' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 2.8   Max: 4.34
Current: 4.34

During the past 13 years, Bio-Rad Laboratories's highest Quick Ratio was 4.34. The lowest was 1.80. And the median was 2.80.

BIO's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
75.43% of 867 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.06 vs BIO: 4.34

Bio-Rad Laboratories Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bio-Rad Laboratories'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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Bio-Rad Laboratories Quick Ratio Chart

Bio-Rad Laboratories 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 1.80 2.40 2.08 4.29 4.34

Bio-Rad Laboratories 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 4.29 4.28 4.06 4.25 4.34

Competitive Comparison of Bio-Rad Laboratories's Quick Ratio

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Bio-Rad Laboratories'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.


Bio-Rad Laboratories's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Bio-Rad Laboratories's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bio-Rad Laboratories's Quick Ratio falls into.



Bio-Rad Laboratories 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.

Bio-Rad Laboratories'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
=(3048.33-780.517)/522.799
=4.34

Bio-Rad Laboratories'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
=(3048.33-780.517)/522.799
=4.34

* 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.


Bio-Rad Laboratories  (NYSE:BIO) 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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Bio-Rad Laboratories (Bio-Rad Laboratories) Business Description

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Address
1000 Alfred Nobel Drive, Hercules, CA, USA, 94547
Bio-Rad Laboratories, headquartered in Hercules, California, develops, manufactures, and markets products and solutions for the clinical diagnostics and life sciences markets. In diagnostics (53% of sales), Bio-Rad manufactures, sells, and supports test systems and specialized quality controls for clinical laboratories. In life sciences (47% of sales), the firm develops and manufactures a range of instruments and reagents used in research, biopharmaceutical production, and food testing. The company is geographically diverse, with major markets in the Americas, Europe and Africa , and Asia-Pacific. Bio-Rad owns 37% of Sartorius AG, a laboratory and biopharmaceutical supplier.
Executives
Tania Devilliers officer: INT PRIN ACCTG OFC C/O BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC., 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Sedat Evran officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain C/O BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC., 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Corey Colleen officer: EVP, Global Human Resources 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Diane Dahowski officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain C/O BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC., 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Schwartz Allison director C/O BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC., 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Simon May officer: EVP, President, LSG C/O BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC., 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Andrew J. Last officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer 3420 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Ajit Ramalingam officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC., 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Ilan Daskal officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Timothy S Ernst officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Dara Wright officer: Executive Vice President C/O BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC., 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Michael Crowley officer: EVP, GBL Commercial Operations 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Steven D Schwartz 10 percent owner 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Alice N Schwartz director, 10 percent owner
Norman D Schwartz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President, and CEO 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547

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