Surgical Care Affiliates has a quick ratio of 1.26. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Surgical Care Affiliates's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
SCAI's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.22 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.
Surgical Care Affiliates Quick Ratio Historical Data
* 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 Surgical Care Affiliates's Quick Ratio
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Surgical Care Affiliates'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.
Surgical Care Affiliates's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Surgical Care Affiliates's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Surgical Care Affiliates's Quick Ratio falls into.
Surgical Care Affiliates 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.
Surgical Care Affiliates'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.
Surgical Care Affiliates (NAS:SCAI) 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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Surgical Care Affiliates (Surgical Care Affiliates) Business Description
Surgical Care Affiliates Inc was incorporated on March 23, 2007. It is a provider of solutions to physicians, health plans and health systems to optimize surgical care. It operates surgical facilities in the United States, which includes 185 ambulatory surgery centers ("ASCs") and seven surgical hospitals. Its business model is focused on building strategic relationships with physicians, health plans and health systems to invest in, develop and optimize facilities in an aligned economic model that enables access to high-quality care at lower cost. It owns and operates facilities in partnership with 45 health systems and approximately 2,800 physician partners. It has six operating segments, which are aggregated into one reportable segment. Its six operating segments are generally organized geographically. Its operations consist of ownership and management of ASCs and surgical hospitals. Its affiliated facilities provide the space, equipment and medical support staff necessary for physicians to perform non-emergency surgical procedures. Its typical ASC is a freestanding facility with fully-equipped operating and procedure rooms and ancillary areas for reception, preparation, recovery and administration. Its surgical hospitals provide medical services similar to those provided by ASCs and can also accommodate more complex procedures, some of which require patients to stay overnight. It faces competition from other providers of ambulatory surgical care in developing ASC and surgical hospital joint ventures, acquiring existing facilities, attracting patients and negotiating commercial health plan contract pricing. It is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment and human health and safety, including those governing the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the cleanup of contaminated sites and the maintenance of a safe workplace.
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