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Mercia Asset Management (LSE:MERC) Current Ratio : 3.54 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Mercia Asset Management 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. Mercia Asset Management's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 3.54.

Mercia Asset Management has a current ratio of 3.54. 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 Mercia Asset Management's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MERC' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.58   Med: 6.24   Max: 86.13
Current: 3.54

During the past 12 years, Mercia Asset Management's highest Current Ratio was 86.13. The lowest was 1.58. And the median was 6.24.

LSE:MERC's Current Ratio is ranked better than
55.11% of 675 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 2.97 vs LSE:MERC: 3.54

Mercia Asset Management Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercia Asset Management'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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Mercia Asset Management Current Ratio Chart

Mercia Asset Management Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Current Ratio
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Mercia Asset Management Semi-Annual Data
Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 7.03 6.24 5.34 4.97 3.54

Competitive Comparison of Mercia Asset Management's Current Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Mercia Asset Management'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.


Mercia Asset Management's Current Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Mercia Asset Management's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercia Asset Management's Current Ratio falls into.



Mercia Asset Management 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.

Mercia Asset Management's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Mar. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Mar. 2023 )
=41.621/8.373
=4.97

Mercia Asset Management's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=39.052/11.032
=3.54

* 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.


Mercia Asset Management  (LSE:MERC) 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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Mercia Asset Management (LSE:MERC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
17 High Street, Forward House, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, GBR, B95 5AA
Mercia Asset Management PLC is a specialist asset manager focusing on supporting regional SMEs. The company provides capital across its four asset classes proprietary balance sheet capital, venture capital, private equity, and debt. The company initially nurtures businesses via its third-party funds under management and then, over time, provides further funding to the companies by deploying direct investment follow-on capital from its balance sheet. It has more than eight offices in the UK region, approx. 20 university partnerships and extensive personal networks, providing it with access to high-quality deal flow.