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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets) Quick Ratio : 0.24 (As of Jul. 2021)


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What is Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 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. Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2021 was 0.24.

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets has a quick ratio of 0.24. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MRWSY's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 0.89
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets'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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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Quick Ratio Chart

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Annual Data
Trend Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.20 0.19 0.20 0.19 0.21

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Semi-Annual Data
Jan12 Jul12 Jan13 Jul13 Jan14 Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21
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 0.18 0.19 0.21 0.21 0.24

Competitive Comparison of Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Quick Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets'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.


Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Quick Ratio falls into.



Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 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.

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2021 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Jan. 2021 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1950.887-1110.505)/4066.849
=0.21

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2021 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jul. 2021 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(2040.055-1020.718)/4327.348
=0.24

* 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.


Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets  (OTCPK:MRWSY) 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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Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets) Business Description

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Address
Gain Lane, Hilmore House, Bradford, West Yorkshire, GBR, BD3 7DL
Founded by William Morrison in 1899, Wm Morrison Supermarkets is the U.K.'s fourth- largest grocery chain, with a market share of around 10%. The 2004 takeover of rival Safeway transformed the firm in terms of scale and gave it a significant presence outside its base in Northern England. The company operates about 500 stores, entirely in the United Kingdom. Morrisons has an online presence via a partnership with Ocado and Amazon and has lately been trying to expand its wholesale channel with new agreements (McColl's).

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