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. Legg Mason's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 2.27.
Legg Mason has a quick ratio of 2.27. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Legg Mason's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
LM'
s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.53 Med: 2.46 Max: 416.29
Current: 2.27
During the past 13 years, Legg Mason's highest Quick Ratio was 416.29. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 2.46.
LM's Quick Ratio is not ranked
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 2.76
vs LM: 2.27
Legg Mason Quick Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Legg Mason'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 Legg Mason's Quick Ratio
For the Asset Management subindustry, Legg Mason'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.
Legg Mason's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Legg Mason's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Legg Mason's Quick Ratio falls into.
Legg Mason 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.
Legg Mason's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2020 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.
Legg Mason (NYSE:LM) 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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Legg Mason provides investment management services for institutional and individual investors. The firm had $783.4 billion in managed assets at the end of June, spread among its equity (25% of total AUM), fixed-income (57%), alternatives (9%), and money market (9%) investment platforms. Legg Mason uses a multiaffiliate business model, with its single- largest affiliate, Western Asset Management, accounting for more than 60% of managed assets. Other major affiliates include ClearBridge Investments (more than 15% of AUM), Brandywine (less than 10%), and Clarion Partners (less than 10%). The remaining affiliates--Martin Currie, Royce & Associates, EnTrustPermal, QS Investors, and RARE Infrastructure--each account for 2% or less of Legg Mason's managed assets.
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