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High Liner Foods (TSX:HLF) Quick Ratio : 0.81 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is High Liner Foods 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. High Liner Foods's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.81.

High Liner Foods has a quick ratio of 0.81. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

TSX:HLF' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 0.71   Max: 1.09
Current: 0.81

During the past 13 years, High Liner Foods's highest Quick Ratio was 1.09. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.71.

TSX:HLF's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
62.98% of 1926 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.07 vs TSX:HLF: 0.81

High Liner Foods Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for High Liner Foods'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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High Liner Foods Quick Ratio Chart

High Liner Foods Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.66 0.52 0.34 0.74 0.74

High Liner Foods Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.99 0.93 0.84 0.74 0.81

Competitive Comparison of High Liner Foods's Quick Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, High Liner Foods'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.


High Liner Foods's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, High Liner Foods's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where High Liner Foods's Quick Ratio falls into.


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High Liner Foods 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.

High Liner Foods's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(592.262-411.969)/243.146
=0.74

High Liner Foods's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Mar. 2025 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(595.402-405.357)/234.492
=0.81

* 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.


High Liner Foods  (TSX:HLF) 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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High Liner Foods Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Battery Point, P.O. Box 910, Lunenburg, NS, CAN, B0J 2C0
High Liner Foods Inc is a Canadian company that is mainly engaged in the processing and marketing of prepared and packaged frozen seafood products. The company sells its products to institutions, healthcare facilities, and quick-service family and casual dining establishments. Its food service brands include High Liner, Mirabel, FPI, Viking, American Pride, High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine and others.
Executives
High Liner Foods Incorporated Issuer
Darryl Andrew Bergman Senior Officer
James William Bishop Senior Officer
Paul Allan Jewer Senior Officer
Bmo Nesbitt Burns Inc. 10% Security Holder
Thomas William Jansen Senior Officer
Andrew Hennigar Director
Rodney Wilfred Hepponstall Director, Senior Officer
Scott A. Brison Director
David John Hennigar Director, Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder
Colin Dale Hennigar Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder
Timothy Rorabeck Senior Officer
Shelly L. Jamieson Director
Robert Pace Director
Craig Murray Senior Officer