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Sigma Healthcare (Sigma Healthcare) Quick Ratio : 1.86 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Sigma Healthcare 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. Sigma Healthcare's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.86.

Sigma Healthcare has a quick ratio of 1.86. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

SIGGF' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67   Med: 0.98   Max: 1.86
Current: 1.86

During the past 13 years, Sigma Healthcare's highest Quick Ratio was 1.86. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 0.98.

SIGGF's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
72.45% of 98 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs SIGGF: 1.86

Sigma Healthcare Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sigma Healthcare'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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Sigma Healthcare Quick Ratio Chart

Sigma Healthcare Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.73 0.67 0.96 0.76 1.86

Sigma Healthcare Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 0.96 0.84 0.76 0.96 1.86

Competitive Comparison of Sigma Healthcare's Quick Ratio

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Sigma Healthcare'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.


Sigma Healthcare's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Sigma Healthcare's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sigma Healthcare 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.

Sigma Healthcare's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Jan. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(605.508-146.735)/246.37
=1.86

Sigma Healthcare's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jan. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(605.508-146.735)/246.37
=1.86

* 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.


Sigma Healthcare  (OTCPK:SIGGF) 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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Sigma Healthcare (Sigma Healthcare) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2125 Dandenong Road, Level 6, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3168
Sigma Healthcare is an Australian pharmaceutical distributor, wholesaler and pharmacy franchisor. The revenue growth prospects and returns of pharmaceutical distribution are subdued due to ongoing Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, or PBS, price reform, and regulated wholesale gross margins being capped at 7% for community pharmacy. As a result, Sigma and its competitors are seeking to expand into unregulated revenue streams. In addition, pharmacy ownership is restricted to pharmacists, thereby excluding direct corporate ownership and requiring exposure via a franchise business model.