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. Alpha Pro Tech's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.83.
Alpha Pro Tech has a quick ratio of 12.83. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Alpha Pro Tech's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
APT'
s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.97 Med: 8 Max: 12.83
Current: 12.83
During the past 13 years, Alpha Pro Tech's highest Quick Ratio was 12.83. The lowest was 5.97. And the median was 8.00.
APT's Quick Ratio is ranked better than 98.76% of 1687
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 1.28
vs APT: 12.83
Alpha Pro Tech Quick Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Alpha Pro Tech'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.
Competitive Comparison of Alpha Pro Tech's Quick Ratio
For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Alpha Pro Tech'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.
Alpha Pro Tech's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Alpha Pro Tech's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alpha Pro Tech's Quick Ratio falls into.
Alpha Pro Tech 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.
Alpha Pro Tech's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* 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.
Alpha Pro Tech (AMEX:APT) 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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Alpha Pro Tech (Alpha Pro Tech) Business Description
Alpha Pro Tech Ltd is involved in the business of developing, manufacturing, and marketing of disposable protective apparel, building supply, and infection control products principally in the United States. It operates its business through segment which includes Building Supply and Disposable Protective Apparel. It mainly offers a line of construction supply weatherization products, namely house wrap and synthetic roof underlayment as well as other woven material, different styles of disposable products like shoe covers, bouffant caps, gowns, coveralls, lab coats, frocks and other miscellaneous products. It also provides face masks and eye shields. It generates most of its revenues from the sale of products across the United States.
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