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Western Resources (Western Resources) Quick Ratio

: 0.62 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Western Resources's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.62.

Western Resources has a quick ratio of 0.62. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

WTRNF' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07   Med: 19.35   Max: 475.73
Current: 0.62

During the past 13 years, Western Resources's highest Quick Ratio was 475.73. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 19.35.

WTRNF's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
73.65% of 2668 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.81 vs WTRNF: 0.62

Western Resources Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Resources'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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Western Resources Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 0.20 0.20 2.56 0.99

Western Resources Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Quick Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.29 2.50 1.80 0.99 0.62

Competitive Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Western Resources'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.


Western Resources Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Western Resources's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Resources's Quick Ratio falls into.



Western Resources 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.

Western Resources's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(10.118-0)/10.192
=0.99

Western Resources's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(8.415-0)/13.681
=0.62

* 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.


Western Resources  (OTCPK:WTRNF) 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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Western Resources (Western Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
666 Burrard Street, Suite 2500, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2X8
Western Resources Corp is a resource company focused on the development of its potash project in Canada owned by its wholly owned subsidiary, Western Potash Corp, located in Southern Saskatchewan. Its objectives are to complete Phase I of the Milestone Project to prove a new mining technology, which will then be applied to Phases 2 and 3 to develop potash deposits in an environmentally friendly model. The company's two reportable operating segments are the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties and the investment in real estate projects in Canada.