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ImageWare Systems (ImageWare Systems) Quick Ratio : 0.11 (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is ImageWare Systems 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. ImageWare Systems's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 0.11.

ImageWare Systems has a quick ratio of 0.11. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

IWSY's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

ImageWare Systems Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for ImageWare Systems'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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ImageWare Systems Quick Ratio Chart

ImageWare Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 1.79 0.46 0.32 0.18

ImageWare Systems Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 0.23 0.28 0.23 0.18 0.11

Competitive Comparison of ImageWare Systems's Quick Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, ImageWare Systems'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.


ImageWare Systems's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ImageWare Systems's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



ImageWare Systems 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.

ImageWare Systems's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2021 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1.825-0.025)/9.871
=0.18

ImageWare Systems's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Mar. 2022 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1.28-0.024)/11.569
=0.11

* 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.


ImageWare Systems  (OTCPK:IWSY) 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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ImageWare Systems (ImageWare Systems) Business Description

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Address
11440 West Bernardo Court, Suite 300, San Diego, CA, USA, 92127
ImageWare Systems Inc was founded to innovate imaging. The company built a digital booking platform. ImageWare has evolved as a holder of multimodal biometrics, managing over million identities daily. It is democratizing biometrics by offering defense grade identity and authentication solutions to the masses. By identifying the person, not a device, and never disclosing Personally Identifiable Information (PII), the company is giving populations around the globe access to their important data.
Executives
Neal I Goldman 10 percent owner 170 SOUTHPORT DRIVE, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
James W Sight director 712 FIFTH AVENUE, C/O GRIFFON CORPORATION, NEW YORK NY 100194108
Douglas J Morgan director 561 KEYSTONE AVE #330, RENO NV 89503
Lauren C Anderson director C/O IMAGEWARE SYSTEMS INC., 13500 EVENING CREEK DRIVE N STE 550, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Jay B Lewis officer: SVP and CFO 9503 SILVER SPUR LN, HIGHLANDS RANCH CO 80130
James M Demitrieus director 13500 EVENING CREEK DRIVE N., SUITE 550, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Benjamin C. Smeal director 2221 OLYMPIC BLVD., WALNUT CREEK CA 94561
Nantahala Capital Partners Ii Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 130 MAIN ST, 2ND FLOOR, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
Nantahala Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 130 MAIN ST., 2ND FLOOR, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
Wilmot B. Harkey 10 percent owner C/O NANTAHALA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 130 MAIN ST. 2ND FLOOR, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
Daniel Mack 10 percent owner C/O NANTAHALA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 130 MAIN ST. 2ND FLOOR, NEW CANAAN CT 06840
Jonathan D Morris officer: CFO C/O IMAGEWARE SYSTEMS, INC., 13500 EVENING CREEK DRIVE N SUITE 550, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Kristin Taylor officer: PRESIDENT & CEO 13500 EVENING CREEK DRIVE N, SUITE 550, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
S James Miller director, officer: COB & CEO 10815 RANCHO BERNARDO RD.,, SUITE 310, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
David E. Harding officer: CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER 10815 RANCHO BERNARDO ROAD, SUITE 310, SAN DIEGO CA 92127