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Forestar Group (Forestar Group) Quick Ratio

: 1.42 (As of Dec. 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. Forestar Group's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.42.

Forestar Group has a quick ratio of 1.42. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

FOR' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43   Med: 2.04   Max: 16.49
Current: 1.42

During the past 13 years, Forestar Group's highest Quick Ratio was 16.49. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 2.04.

FOR's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
68.23% of 1829 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 0.81 vs FOR: 1.42

Forestar Group Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forestar Group'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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Forestar Group Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.16 1.93 0.52 0.78 1.94

Forestar Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.69 0.99 1.38 1.94 1.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Forestar Group'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.


Forestar Group Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Forestar Group's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forestar Group's Quick Ratio falls into.



Forestar Group 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.

Forestar Group'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
=(664.4-0)/343.3
=1.94

Forestar Group'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
=(508-0)/357.4
=1.42

* 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.


Forestar Group  (NYSE:FOR) 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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Forestar Group (Forestar Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2221 E. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 790, Arlington, TX, USA, 76006
Forestar Group Inc is a residential lot development company with operations across the United States. The core business segment for the company is real estate which generates all of it's revenues. The firm fundamentally acquires entitled real estate and develops it into finished residential lots for sale to homebuilders with a strategic focus on asset turns and efficiency. Single-family residential communities account for the majority of their real estate projects. The company utilizes a lower-risk business model mainly by investing in short duration, phased development projects.
Executives
Daniel C Bartok officer: CEO 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Ringler G.f. (rick) Iii director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Elizabeth Parmer director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Mark Stephen Walker officer: Chief Operating Officer 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
James Douglas Allen officer: Chief Financial Officer 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD. SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Lisa H. Jamieson director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Samuel R Fuller director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Donald C Spitzer director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Bill W Wheat officer: Principal Financial Officer 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Aron M. Odom officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1341 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Charles D Jehl officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O OPEN LENDING CORPORATION, 1501 S. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 450, AUSTIN TX 78746
M Ashton Hudson director 9995 GATE PARKWAY, SUITE 330, JACKSONVILLE FL 32246
Donald J Tomnitz director, officer: Chairman 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Richard D. Squires director 3889 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 1525, DALLAS TX 75219
Michael J. Quinley officer: President 6300 BEE CAVE ROAD, BLDG 2, SUITE 500, AUSTIN TX 78746