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Slack Technologies (Slack Technologies) Quick Ratio : 2.84 (As of Apr. 2021)


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What is Slack 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. Slack Technologies's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2021 was 2.84.

Slack Technologies has a quick ratio of 2.84. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

WORK' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.87   Med: 2.85   Max: 3.56
Current: 2.84

During the past 5 years, Slack Technologies's highest Quick Ratio was 3.56. The lowest was 1.87. And the median was 2.85.

WORK's Quick Ratio is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.66 vs WORK: 2.84

Slack Technologies Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Slack 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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Slack Technologies Quick Ratio Chart

Slack Technologies Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21
Quick Ratio
- 3.56 2.96 1.87 2.70

Slack Technologies Quarterly Data
Jan17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21
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 3.32 3.29 3.14 2.70 2.84

Competitive Comparison of Slack Technologies's Quick Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Slack 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.


Slack Technologies's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Slack Technologies's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Slack Technologies's Quick Ratio falls into.



Slack 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.

Slack Technologies'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
=(1884.393-0)/697.118
=2.70

Slack Technologies's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2021 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Apr. 2021 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1841.102-0)/649.407
=2.84

* 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.


Slack Technologies  (NYSE:WORK) 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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Slack Technologies (Slack Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
500 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
Slack Technologies operates Slack, a software-as-a-service platform that brings together people, applications, and data. The platform is appropriate for all business types, from small and medium-size businesses to enterprise customers. The company was founded in 2009 as a game developer but later changed its focus and released its internally developed toolset, Slack, in 2013. It is headquartered in San Francisco.
Executives
David Schellhase officer: General Counsel and Secretary THE LANDMARK @ ONE MARKET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Allen Shim officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 500 HOWARD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Robert Frati officer: Sr VP Sales, Customer Success C/O SLACK TECHNOLOGIES 500 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Cal Henderson officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 500 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Stewart Butterfield director, officer: Chief Executive Officer CO/ SLACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 500 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Brandon Zell officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SLACK TECHNOLOGIES 500 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Graham Smith director 301 BRANNMAN ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Tamar Yehoshua officer: Chief Product Officer 301 CONGRESS AVE, STE 700, AUSTIN TX 78701
John Ofarrell director 2865 SAND HILL ROAD #101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Andrew Braccia director 428 UNIVERSITY AVE, PALO ALTO CA 94555
Edith W Cooper director C/O ETSY, INC., 117 ADAMS STREET, BROOKLYN NY 11249
Sheila B Jordan director 601 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Sarah Friar director C/O NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 420 TAYLOR STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102
Michael M Mcnamara director C/O FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD, 2090 FORTUNE DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Accel Growth Fund Investors 2014 L.l.c. 10 percent owner 428 UNIVERSITY AVE, PALO ALTO CA 94301

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