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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. Whole Foods Market's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 1.29.
Whole Foods Market has a quick ratio of 1.29. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Whole Foods Market's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
The historical data trend for Whole Foods Market'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.
Whole Foods Market Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Sep07 | Sep08 | Sep09 | Sep10 | Sep11 | Sep12 | Sep13 | Sep14 | Sep15 | Sep16 | |||||||||||
Quick Ratio | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 1.77 | 1.44 | 1.05 | 0.83 | 1.09 |
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Sep12 | Dec12 | Mar13 | Jun13 | Sep13 | Dec13 | Mar14 | Jun14 | Sep14 | Dec14 | Mar15 | Jun15 | Sep15 | Dec15 | Mar16 | Jun16 | Sep16 | Dec16 | Mar17 | Jun17 | |
Quick Ratio | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.29 |
For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Whole Foods Market'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.
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Whole Foods Market's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Whole Foods Market'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.
Whole Foods Market's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as
Quick Ratio (A: Sep. 2016 ) | = | (Total Current Assets | - | Total Inventories) | / | Total Current Liabilities |
= | (1975 | - | 517) | / | 1341 | |
= | 1.09 |
Whole Foods Market's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as
Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2017 ) | = | (Total Current Assets | - | Total Inventories) | / | Total Current Liabilities |
= | (2191 | - | 483) | / | 1324 | |
= | 1.29 |
* 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.
Whole Foods Market (NAS:WFM) 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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