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AZZ (AZZ) Quick Ratio

: 1.33 (As of Nov. 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. AZZ's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 1.33.

AZZ has a quick ratio of 1.33. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

AZZ' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.9   Med: 1.48   Max: 2.13
Current: 1.33

During the past 13 years, AZZ's highest Quick Ratio was 2.13. The lowest was 0.90. And the median was 1.48.

AZZ's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
59.35% of 1080 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.54 vs AZZ: 1.33

AZZ Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AZZ'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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AZZ Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.54 0.91 1.81 2.02 1.46

AZZ Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 1.20 1.46 1.46 1.33 1.33

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, AZZ'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.


AZZ Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, AZZ's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AZZ's Quick Ratio falls into.



AZZ 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.

AZZ's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Feb. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(417.416-143.92)/187.24
=1.46

AZZ's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Nov. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(392.728-126.737)/200
=1.33

* 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.


AZZ  (NYSE:AZZ) 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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AZZ (AZZ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3100 West 7th Street, Suite 500, One Museum Place, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76107
AZZ Inc is a provider of galvanizing and a variety of metal coating solutions and coil coating solutions to a broad range of end markets in North America. In its Metal Coatings segment, the company offers metal finishing services to protect against corrosion, such as hot dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, and plating. The Precoat Metals Segment offers aesthetic and corrosion-resistant coatings for steel and aluminum coils.
Executives
Tiffany Moseley officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Ken Lavelle officer: President & GM - Electrical ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Kurt L. Russell officer: COO - Precoat Metals ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Philip A Schlom officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O PARKER DRILLING COMPANY, 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77046
Thomas E Ferguson director, officer: President and CEO ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
David Kaden director C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Tara D Mackey officer: VP Chief Legal Officer ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76116
Bryan Lee Stovall officer: SVP - Metal Coatings ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Clive A Grannum director OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLAZA, SUITE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Carol R Jackson director 777 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Gary L. Hill officer: President & GM-Industrial ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Michael Doucet officer: SVP - Alternative Coatings ONE MUSEUM PLACE, 3100 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 500, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Kevern R Joyce director ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Paul Wesley Fehlman other: Finance ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107
Matthew Varley Emery officer: VP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ONE MUSEUM PLACE, SUITE 500, 3100 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76107