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African Agriculture Holdings (African Agriculture Holdings) Quick Ratio : 0.08 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is African Agriculture Holdings Quick Ratio?

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. African Agriculture Holdings's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.08.

African Agriculture Holdings has a quick ratio of 0.08. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for African Agriculture Holdings's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AAGR' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.12   Max: 0.16
Current: 0.16

During the past 3 years, African Agriculture Holdings's highest Quick Ratio was 0.16. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.12.

AAGR's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
96.44% of 1912 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.03 vs AAGR: 0.16

African Agriculture Holdings Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Agriculture Holdings's Quick 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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African Agriculture Holdings Quick Ratio Chart

African Agriculture Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
0.04 0.12 0.16

African Agriculture Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Quick Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.12 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.16

Competitive Comparison of African Agriculture Holdings's Quick Ratio

For the Farm Products subindustry, African Agriculture Holdings's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick 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.


African Agriculture Holdings's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, African Agriculture Holdings's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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African Agriculture Holdings Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

African Agriculture Holdings's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(5.201-0.264)/31.814
=0.16

African Agriculture Holdings's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1.306-0.26)/13.817
=0.08

* 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.


African Agriculture Holdings  (NAS:AAGR) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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African Agriculture Holdings (African Agriculture Holdings) Business Description

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African Agriculture Holdings Inc is a holding company that operates principally through its wholly-owned subsidiary, which is developing the company's initial commercial farming business based in northern Senegal focusing on the production and sale of alfalfa for cattle feed and nutrition purposes. The company will sell alfalfa to owners and suppliers of cattle for feed and nutritional purposes, primarily in Senegal and the surrounding regions in Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region and the Middle East.

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