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Ascent Capital Group (Ascent Capital Group) Current Ratio : 14.35 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Ascent Capital Group Current Ratio?

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. Ascent Capital Group's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 14.35.

Ascent Capital Group has a current ratio of 14.35. It indicates the company may not be efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. This may also indicate problems in working capital management.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ascent Capital Group's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASCMA's Current Ratio is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 1.72
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.

Ascent Capital Group Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ascent Capital Group'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.

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Ascent Capital Group Current Ratio Chart

Ascent Capital Group Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.94 1.43 1.31 1.38 0.08

Ascent Capital Group Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
Current 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 1.34 1.79 0.08 0.06 14.35

Competitive Comparison of Ascent Capital Group's Current Ratio

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Ascent Capital Group'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.


Ascent Capital Group's Current Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ascent Capital Group's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ascent Capital Group's Current Ratio falls into.



Ascent Capital Group Current Ratio Calculation

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.

Ascent Capital Group's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2018 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2018 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2018 )
=151.433/1968.422
=0.08

Ascent Capital Group's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Jun. 2019 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Jun. 2019 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=30.085/2.097
=14.35

* 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.


Ascent Capital Group  (OTCPK:ASCMA) 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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Ascent Capital Group (Ascent Capital Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, 80111
Ascent Capital Group Inc is a provider of security systems and security monitoring services. The company operates two segments: monitronics and livewatch. Monitronics offers security alarm services, including monitoring signals arising from burglaries, fires, and medical alerts, and provides customer services and technical support. The company outsources the installation and most field services to its dealers and focuses on fees charged under alarm-monitoring contracts. Livewatch is a do-it-yourself home security provider that generates revenue through the sale of equipment and monitoring contracts. The company operates in the United States of America and Canada.
Executives
Thomas Patrick Mcmillin director C/O WIDEOPENWEST, INC., 7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
John C Malone 10 percent owner 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Jeffery R Gardner director, officer: Executive Vice President ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
William R Fitzgerald director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 2431 EAST 61ST STREET STE 800, TULSA OK 74136
Charles Y Tanabe director 123 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Brigade Capital Management, Lp 10 percent owner 399 PARK AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brigade Capital Management Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 399 PARK AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Morgan Donald E Iii 10 percent owner C/O BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 717 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1301, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner ONE NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9005
Ahmet H Okumus 10 percent owner C/O OKUMUS FUND MANAGEMENT LTD., 767 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Okumus Fund Management Ltd. 10 percent owner 767 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Okumus Opportunistic Value Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner CRAIGMUIR CHAMBERS, SUITE 71, ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 VG 1110
Carl E Vogel director C/O SIRIUS XM RADIO INC., 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Brian Deevy director C/O TICKETMASTER, 8800 WEST SUNSET BLVD., WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069
Richard Walker officer: Executive Vice President C/O SERVICESOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC., 717 17TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202

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