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Abbey (ABEYF) Quick Ratio : 2.43 (As of Oct. 2020)


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What is Abbey Quick Ratio?

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. Abbey's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2020 was 2.43.

Abbey has a quick ratio of 2.43. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

ABEYF's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry.
Industry Median: 0.825
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Abbey Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abbey'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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Abbey Quick Ratio Chart

Abbey Annual Data
Trend Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.95 1.31 1.32 1.70 2.04

Abbey Semi-Annual Data
Apr11 Oct11 Apr12 Oct12 Apr13 Oct13 Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20
Quick Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.48 1.70 1.96 2.04 2.43

Competitive Comparison of Abbey's Quick Ratio

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Abbey'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.


Abbey's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Abbey's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Abbey 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.

Abbey's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2020 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Apr. 2020 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(420.527-318.028)/50.28
=2.04

Abbey's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2020 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Oct. 2020 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(484.6-321.528)/67.115
=2.43

* 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.


Abbey  (GREY:ABEYF) 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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Abbey (ABEYF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
25/28 North Wall Quay, Dublin, IRL, 01
Abbey PLC is engaged in building and property development, plant hire and property rental. The company operates in three markets being Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Czechia. It generates maximum revenue from the United Kingdom and also from Building and Property Development activities.

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