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Kelso Technologies (TSX:KLS) Quick Ratio : 0.98 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Kelso Technologies 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. Kelso Technologies's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.98.

Kelso Technologies has a quick ratio of 0.98. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

TSX:KLS' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 2.49   Max: 6.1
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, Kelso Technologies's highest Quick Ratio was 6.10. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 2.49.

TSX:KLS's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
67.43% of 998 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.325 vs TSX:KLS: 0.98

Kelso Technologies Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kelso Technologies'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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Kelso Technologies Quick Ratio Chart

Kelso Technologies 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 1.82 3.59 3.15 2.68 0.60

Kelso Technologies 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 1.10 0.57 0.66 0.60 0.98

Competitive Comparison of Kelso Technologies's Quick Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Kelso Technologies'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.


Kelso Technologies's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kelso Technologies's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Kelso Technologies 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.

Kelso Technologies'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
=(6.28-4.335)/3.251
=0.60

Kelso Technologies'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
=(6.826-3.758)/3.137
=0.98

* 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.


Kelso Technologies  (TSX:KLS) 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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Kelso Technologies Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
305 - 1979 Old Okanagan Highway, West Kelowna, BC, CAN, V4T 3A4
Kelso Technologies Inc is a railway equipment supplier that produces and sells tank car service equipment used for the safe loading, unloading, and containment of hazardous materials during transport. The firm designs, engineers, markets, produces, and distributes various fuel valves, pressure relief valves, manway securement systems, and other related products designed to reduce the risk of environmental harm due to non-accidental events in the transportation of hazardous commodities via railroad tank cars. The company operates one business segment, which consists of the design, production, and distribution of various proprietary products for the rail sector. Geographically, it operates in the United States.
Executives
Frank Busch Director
Sameer Dnyaneshwar Uplenchwar Senior Officer
Jesse Van Crews Director
Richard Manning Lee Senior Officer
Kathy Love Senior Officer
James Richard Bond Director, Senior Officer
Anthony Andrukaitis Director, Senior Officer
Edward Paul Cass Director

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