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. MDU Resources Group's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.19.
MDU Resources Group has a quick ratio of 1.19. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for MDU Resources Group's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
MDU'
s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79 Med: 1.1 Max: 1.32
Current: 1.19
During the past 13 years, MDU Resources Group's highest Quick Ratio was 1.32. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 1.10.
MDU's Quick Ratio is ranked better than 51.69% of 532
companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 1.17
vs MDU: 1.19
MDU Resources Group Quick Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for MDU Resources Group'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 MDU Resources Group's Quick Ratio
For the Conglomerates subindustry, MDU Resources Group'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.
MDU Resources Group's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, MDU Resources Group's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MDU Resources Group's Quick Ratio falls into.
MDU Resources Group 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.
MDU Resources Group's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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.
MDU Resources Group (NYSE:MDU) 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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MDU Resources Group (MDU Resources Group) Business Description
MDU Resources Group Inc operates in five business segments, which includes: Electric segment, which generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming; The natural gas distribution segment distributes natural gas in those states, as well as in Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington; The pipeline segment provides natural gas transportation and underground storage services through a regulated pipeline system primarily in the Rocky Mountain and northern Great Plains regions of the United States; The construction materials and contracting segment mines, processes and sells construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, and gravel); produces and sells asphalt mix, and supplies ready-mixed concrete; and The construction services segment.
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