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Manitoba Telecom Services (Manitoba Telecom Services) Quick Ratio : 0.34 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Manitoba Telecom Services 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. Manitoba Telecom Services's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.34.

Manitoba Telecom Services has a quick ratio of 0.34. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

MOBAF's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.96
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Manitoba Telecom Services Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manitoba Telecom Services'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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Manitoba Telecom Services Quick Ratio Chart

Manitoba Telecom Services Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 0.43 0.39 0.57 0.82

Manitoba Telecom Services Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 0.27 0.82 0.56 0.30 0.34

Competitive Comparison of Manitoba Telecom Services's Quick Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Manitoba Telecom Services'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.


Manitoba Telecom Services's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Manitoba Telecom Services's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Manitoba Telecom Services's Quick Ratio falls into.



Manitoba Telecom Services 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.

Manitoba Telecom Services's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2015 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(535.915-32.086)/616.349
=0.82

Manitoba Telecom Services's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2016 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(113.671-15.639)/284.94
=0.34

* 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.


Manitoba Telecom Services  (OTCPK:MOBAF) 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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Manitoba Telecom Services (Manitoba Telecom Services) Business Description

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Manitoba Telecom Services Inc was incorporated on April 28, 1933. The Company provides communication solutions in Canada. It has two reportable operating segments, MTS and Allstream. MTS is the telecommunications provider in Manitoba, delivering a full suite of wireless, high-speed internet, IP television, converged IP, unified communications, local access, as well as long distance and legacy data services under the MTS brand and security and home alarm monitoring services through a wholly owned subsidiary, AAA Alarm Systems Ltd. ('AAA Alarm'). This complete range of products is unmatched by any other provider in the province. MTS provides services to both residential and business customers in Manitoba. Allstream is a competitor in the national business and wholesale markets; offering small, medium and large businesses and government organizations a portfolio of telecommunications solutions tailored to meet the needs. Allstream's products are IP-based communications, unified communications, voice and data connectivity, and security services. Allstream operates an extensive national fiber optic network that spans almost 30,000 kilometers, and provides international connections through strategic alliances and interconnection agreements with other international telecommunications service providers.