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. Global Sources's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was 1.31.
Global Sources has a quick ratio of 1.31. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Global Sources's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
GSOL's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.545 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.
Global Sources Quick Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Global Sources'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.
Competitive Comparison of Global Sources's Quick Ratio
For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Global Sources'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.
Global Sources's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Global Sources's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Global Sources's Quick Ratio falls into.
Global Sources 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.
Global Sources's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as
* 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.
Global Sources (NAS:GSOL) 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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Global Sources (Global Sources) Business Description
Global Sources Ltd was incorporated in 1970. The Company is a B2B media company that provides information and integrated marketing services, with a focus on the Greater China market. The primary service includes creating and hosting marketing websites that present suppliers' product and company information in a consistent and searchable manner on GlobalSources.com. It also offers banner advertising and publish print and digital trade magazines, which consist of product advertisements from suppliers and independent editorial reports.The Company provides B2B media products and services to stimulate and streamline the marketing and sourcing processes of trade.
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