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Linn Energy (Linn Energy) Current Ratio : 0.90 (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is Linn Energy 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. Linn Energy's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was 0.90.

Linn Energy has a current ratio of 0.90. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Linn Energy 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 Linn Energy's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LNGG' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 1.13   Max: 4.14
Current: 0.9

During the past 13 years, Linn Energy's highest Current Ratio was 4.14. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 1.13.

LNGG's Current Ratio is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.34 vs LNGG: 0.90

Linn Energy Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Linn Energy'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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Linn Energy Current Ratio Chart

Linn Energy 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 1.74 0.36 0.43 0.40 0.88

Linn Energy Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 0.56 0.88 0.65 0.81 0.90

Competitive Comparison of Linn Energy's Current Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Linn Energy'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.


Linn Energy's Current Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Linn Energy's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Linn Energy's Current Ratio falls into.



Linn Energy 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.

Linn Energy'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 )
=323.315/365.473
=0.88

Linn Energy's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2019 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2019 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2019 )
=251.892/278.432
=0.90

* 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.


Linn Energy  (DELISTED:LNGG) 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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Linn Energy (Linn Energy) Business Description

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Address
14701 Hertz Quail Springs Parkway, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, 73134
Linn Energy Inc is a US-based independent oil and natural gas company. Its objective is to acquire, develop and maximize cash flow from a growing portfolio of long-life oil and natural gas assets. The company's properties are located in the United States in the Hugoton Basin, the Rockies, the Mid-Continent, east Texas and north Louisiana, Michigan/Illinois, California, the Permian Basin and south Texas. Linn derives revenue from the sale of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.

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