Research Frontiers has a quick ratio of 11.95. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Research Frontiers's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
REFR'
s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.66 Med: 13.38 Max: 27.8
Current: 11.95
During the past 13 years, Research Frontiers's highest Quick Ratio was 27.80. The lowest was 5.66. And the median was 13.38.
REFR's Quick Ratio is ranked better than 97.35% of 2454
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.46
vs REFR: 11.95
Research Frontiers Quick Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Research Frontiers'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 Research Frontiers's Quick Ratio
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Research Frontiers'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.
Research Frontiers's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Research Frontiers's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Research Frontiers's Quick Ratio falls into.
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.
Research Frontiers's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 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.
Research Frontiers (NAS:REFR) 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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Research Frontiers Inc is engaged in the development and marketing of technology and devices to control the flow of light. The company develops and licenses its patented suspended particle device light-control technology to other companies that manufacture and market the SPD-Smart chemical emulsion, the light-control film made from the chemical emulsion, the light-control panels made by laminating the film, electronics to power end-products incorporating the film, or lamination services for, and the end-products. The company's revenue source comes from the licensing of technology.
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