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Cara Therapeutics (Cara Therapeutics) Quick Ratio : 4.43 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cara Therapeutics 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. Cara Therapeutics's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.43.

Cara Therapeutics has a quick ratio of 4.43. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

CARA' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.86   Med: 8.4   Max: 20.68
Current: 4.43

During the past 13 years, Cara Therapeutics's highest Quick Ratio was 20.68. The lowest was 3.86. And the median was 8.40.

CARA's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
57.4% of 1554 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 3.57 vs CARA: 4.43

Cara Therapeutics Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cara Therapeutics'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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Cara Therapeutics Quick Ratio Chart

Cara Therapeutics 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 3.86 10.55 9.69 7.10 4.43

Cara Therapeutics 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 7.10 8.34 4.77 4.25 4.43

Competitive Comparison of Cara Therapeutics's Quick Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cara Therapeutics'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.


Cara Therapeutics's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Cara Therapeutics 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.

Cara Therapeutics'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
=(116.158-2.821)/25.592
=4.43

Cara Therapeutics'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
=(116.158-2.821)/25.592
=4.43

* 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.


Cara Therapeutics  (NAS:CARA) 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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Cara Therapeutics (Cara Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
107 Elm Street, 9th Floor, 4 Stamford Plaza, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Cara Therapeutics Inc is an emerging biotechnology company involved in the development of novel therapeutics to treat human diseases associated with inflammation, pain, and pruritus. Cara's most advanced compound, CR845, aims to treat acute pain and pruritus. This patented compound has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipruritic properties that can be used for multiple therapeutic applications. Additionally, Cara's objective is to use its proprietary drug-screening technology to develop a future pipeline of first-in-class molecules with analgesic and anti-inflammatory features.
Executives
Christopher Posner director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Helen M Boudreau director 200 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Joana Goncalves officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Scott Terrillion officer: Sec'y; Chief Compliance & G.C. C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Menzaghi Frederique Ph.d. officer: VP-Research & Development C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Moltke Lisa Von director C/O SERESTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 200 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Martin Vogelbaum director 675 ALMANOR AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Ryan D Maynard officer: Chief Financial Officer RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1180 VETERANS BLVD., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Csl Ltd 10 percent owner
Jeffrey L. Ives director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Bains Harrison M Jr director
Thomas Charles Reilly officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, CH-9014, ST. GALLEN V8 9014
Vifor (international) Ltd 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, ST. GALLEN V8 9000
Vifor Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner UNTERMATTWEG 8, BERNE V8 CH-3027