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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Quick Ratio : 0.40 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Connecticut Water Service 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. Connecticut Water Service's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.40.

Connecticut Water Service has a quick ratio of 0.40. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for Connecticut Water Service's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CTWS's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 0.97
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Connecticut Water Service Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Connecticut Water Service'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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Connecticut Water Service Quick Ratio Chart

Connecticut Water Service Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.47 0.69 0.50 0.82 0.47

Connecticut Water Service Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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 0.60 0.59 0.47 0.45 0.40

Competitive Comparison of Connecticut Water Service's Quick Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Connecticut Water Service'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.


Connecticut Water Service's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Connecticut Water Service's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Connecticut Water Service's Quick Ratio falls into.



Connecticut Water Service 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.

Connecticut Water Service's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2018 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(38.511-1.679)/78.906
=0.47

Connecticut Water Service's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2019 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(40.395-1.657)/95.915
=0.40

* 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.


Connecticut Water Service  (NAS:CTWS) 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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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT, USA, 06413
Connecticut Water Service Inc is a water utility that operates in the northeastern region of the United States, specifically Connecticut and Maine. The company has various subsidiaries and divisions, including water operations, which supplies public drinking water; real estate transactions, which sells real estate holdings; and service rentals, which sells contracted water and wastewater services. The major customers of the firm are residential, commercial, fire protection, public authority, and industrial entities. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from its water operations segment and residential customers.
Executives
Ellen C Wolf director C/O AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC, 1025 LAUREL OAK RD P O BOX 1770, VOORHEES NJ 08043
Maureen P Westbrook officer: VP, Customer & Reg Affairs 93 WEST MAIN ST, CLINTON CT 06413
A Kristen Johnson officer: V.P. Human Resources C/O CONNECTICUT WATER SERVICE, INC., 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Mary Ann Hanley director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Carol P Wallace director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Hunt Heather director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
David C Benoit officer: President & CEO 93 WEST MAIN ST, CLINTON CT 06413
Eric W Thornburg director, officer: President/CEO/Chairman 13165 TEN OAK COURT, SARATOGA CA 95070
Judith Kelly officer: Div. Pres. Maine Water C/O NORTHEAST BANK, 500 CANAL STREET, LEWISTON ME 04240