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Encore Capital Group (Encore Capital Group) Quick Ratio

: 0.30 (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. Encore Capital Group's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.30.

Encore Capital Group has a quick ratio of 0.30. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

ECPG' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 0.27   Max: 0.5
Current: 0.3

During the past 13 years, Encore Capital Group's highest Quick Ratio was 0.50. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.27.

ECPG's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
89.13% of 46 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 3.1 vs ECPG: 0.30

Encore Capital Group Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Encore Capital 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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Encore Capital Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.18 0.24 0.23 0.34 0.30

Encore Capital 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 0.34 0.17 0.19 0.16 0.30

Competitive Comparison

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Encore Capital 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.


Encore Capital Group Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Encore Capital Group's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Encore Capital 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.

Encore Capital Group'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
=(209.089-0)/689.574
=0.30

Encore Capital 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
=(209.089-0)/689.574
=0.30

* 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.


Encore Capital Group  (NAS:ECPG) 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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Encore Capital Group (Encore Capital Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
350 Camino De La Reina, Suite 100, San Diego, CA, USA, 92108
Encore Capital Group Inc is a specialty finance company. It provides debt recovery solutions for consumers and property owners across a broad range of financial assets. The company purchase portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manage them by working with individuals as the consumer repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. Encore has only a reportable segment being portfolio purchasing and recovery.
Executives
Jonathan C Clark officer: Executive VP, CFO & Treasurer 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
Laura Olle director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
John Yung officer: President, Intl. and Cabot 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
William C. Goings director 1015 A ST, TACOMA WA 98402
Andrew Eric Asch officer: SVP, General Counsel 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92627
Ryan B Bell officer: EVP and COO of MCM 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
Gregory L. Call officer: Sr. VP, GC & Secretary 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Peter Reck officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK NY 10153
Wendy Hannam director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Craig A. Buick officer: Cabot Credit Management CEO 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
A. Knight Angela director 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Jeffrey Albert Hilzinger director 3 CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE, CHESTER NJ 07930
Jcf Iii Europe Holdings L.p. 10 percent owner C/O J.C. FLOWERS & CO., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Ashish Masih officer: EVP, US Debt Purchasing & Ops. 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108
Kenneth J Stannard officer: Cabot Credit Management CEO 350 CAMINO DE LA REINA, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92108