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Maximus (Maximus) Current Ratio

: 1.69 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Maximus's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.69.

Maximus has a current ratio of 1.69. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

MMS' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.33   Med: 1.95   Max: 3.03
Current: 1.69

During the past 13 years, Maximus's highest Current Ratio was 3.03. The lowest was 1.33. And the median was 1.95.

MMS's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
50.83% of 1080 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.725 vs MMS: 1.69

Maximus Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Maximus'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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Maximus Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.17 1.66 1.37 1.33 1.46

Maximus Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Current 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 1.68 1.40 1.46 1.46 1.69

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Maximus'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.


Maximus Current Ratio Distribution

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

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



Maximus 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.

Maximus's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Sep. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Sep. 2023 )
=1055.466/723.014
=1.46

Maximus's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1109.619/658.366
=1.69

* 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.


Maximus  (NYSE:MMS) 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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Maximus (Maximus) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1600 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Maximus Inc is an operator of government health and human services programs in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. The company offers business solutions to improve the cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of government-sponsored benefit programs, such as Medicaid, Medicare, Health Insurance BC, and child support programmes. Most of its revenue is derived from long-term contractual arrangements with governments around the world. The company generates maximum revenue from the U.S. Federal Services segment.
Executives
Teresa Weipert officer: General Mgr US Federal Segment 1891 METRO CENTER DRIVE, RESTON VA 20190
Ilene R. Baylinson officer: Group General Manager 1891 METRO CENTER DRIVE, RESTON VA 20190
Michelle F. Link officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1891 METRO CENTER DRIVE, RESTON VA 20190
Gayathri Rajan director 1891 METRO CENTER DRIVE, RESTON X1 20190
David Mutryn officer: Chief Financial Officer 1891 METRO CENTER DRIVE, RESTON VA 20190
Theresa D Golinvaux officer: Principal Accounting Officer 9300 LEE HIGHWAY, FAIRFAX VA 20131
John Thomas Martinez officer: Secretary and General Counsel 1600 TYSONS BLVD, #1400, MCLEAN VA 22102
Michael J. Warren director C/O WALKER & DUNLOP, INC., 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1300, BETHESDA MD 20814
Bruce Caswell other: Group President - Human Svcs 11419 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190-5207
Raymond B Ruddy director C/O MAXIMUS INC, 11419 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190
David Francis officer: General Counsel C/O MAXIMUS INC, 11419 SUNSET HILLS RD, RESTON VA 20190
John J Haley director 901 N GLEBE ROAD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Richard A Montoni director, officer: CEO and Director C/O MAXIMUS INC, 11419 SUNSET HILLS RD, RESTON VA 20190
Richard John Nadeau officer: Chief Financial Officer 1300 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 400, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Peter Pond director