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Dominion Diamond (Dominion Diamond) Quick Ratio : 0.81 (As of Apr. 2017)


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What is Dominion Diamond 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. Dominion Diamond's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 was 0.81.

Dominion Diamond has a quick ratio of 0.81. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

DDC's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.805
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Dominion Diamond Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dominion Diamond'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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Dominion Diamond Quick Ratio Chart

Dominion Diamond Annual Data
Trend Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.40 1.86 2.25 1.85 1.13

Dominion Diamond Quarterly Data
Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17
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 1.45 1.40 1.13 0.81 4.17

Competitive Comparison of Dominion Diamond's Quick Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Dominion Diamond'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.


Dominion Diamond's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Dominion Diamond's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dominion Diamond's Quick Ratio falls into.



Dominion Diamond 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.

Dominion Diamond's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Jan. 2017 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(609.826-412.227)/175.324
=1.13

Dominion Diamond's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Apr. 2017 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(642.992-446.7)/242.086
=0.81

* 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.


Dominion Diamond  (NYSE:DDC) 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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Dominion Diamond (Dominion Diamond) Business Description

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Dominion Diamond Corp is a Canadian diamond mining company that supplies rough diamonds to the global market. The company owns two major diamond mines, the Ekati Diamond Mine, for which a controlling interest is owned by Dominion Diamond, and the Diavik Diamond Mine. Both mines are located in Canada's Northwest Territories. Dominion Diamond receives rough diamonds through its ownership interests in these mines, and sells the sorted and assessed diamonds to diamond manufacturers who cut and polish diamonds.

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