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The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Comcast's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.59.
Comcast has a current ratio of 0.59. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Comcast has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.
The historical rank and industry rank for Comcast's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, Comcast's highest Current Ratio was 1.18. The lowest was 0.59. And the median was 0.80.
The historical data trend for Comcast's Current 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.
Comcast Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec14 | Dec15 | Dec16 | Dec17 | Dec18 | Dec19 | Dec20 | Dec21 | Dec22 | Dec23 | |||||||||||
Current Ratio | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.60 |
Comcast Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jun19 | Sep19 | Dec19 | Mar20 | Jun20 | Sep20 | Dec20 | Mar21 | Jun21 | Sep21 | Dec21 | Mar22 | Jun22 | Sep22 | Dec22 | Mar23 | Jun23 | Sep23 | Dec23 | Mar24 | |
Current Ratio | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 0.69 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.59 |
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Comcast's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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.
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Comcast's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Comcast's Current Ratio falls into.
The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.
Comcast's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 ) | = | Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 ) | / | Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 ) |
= | 23987 | / | 40198 | |
= | 0.60 |
Comcast's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as
Current Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 ) | = | Total Current Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 ) | / | Total Current Liabilities (Q: Mar. 2024 ) |
= | 23978 | / | 40324 | |
= | 0.59 |
* 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.
Comcast (NAS:CMCSA) Current Ratio Explanation
The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.
Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.
The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.
If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.
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Jason Armstrong | officer: CFO & Treasurer | C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 |
Louise F. Brady | director | 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NY 07054 |
Baltimore Thomas J Jr | director | PARK HOTELS & RESORTS INC., 1775 TYSONS BLVD, 7TH FLOOR, TYSONS VA 22102 |
Jennifer Khoury | officer: Chief Communications Officer | C/O COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 |
Kenneth J Bacon | director | 5404 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 410, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815 |
Daniel C. Murdock | officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer | 1500 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 |
David N Watson | officer: Sr. EVP | 1100 CASSATT ROAD, BERWYN PA 19312 |
Brian L Roberts | director, officer: Chairman of Board, Pres. & CEO | COMCAST CORP, ONE COMCAST CENTER, 1701 JFK BOULEVARD, PHILIDELPHIA PA 19103 |
Maritza Gomez Montiel | director | C/O APTARGROUP, INC., 265 EXCHANGE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014 |
Adam Louis Miller | officer: Sr. EVP | ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838 |
Dana Strong | officer: CEO - Sky | C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838 |
Jeff Shell | officer: CEO - NBCUniversal | C/O COMCAST CORPORATION, ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 |
Naomi M. Bergman | director | 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012 |
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