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Linde (LIN) Quick Ratio : 0.80 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Linde 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. Linde's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.80.

Linde has a quick ratio of 0.80. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

LIN' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 0.77   Max: 1.29
Current: 0.8

During the past 13 years, Linde's highest Quick Ratio was 1.29. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 0.77.

LIN's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
78.05% of 1572 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.39 vs LIN: 0.80

Linde Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Linde'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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Linde Quick Ratio Chart

Linde Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.71 0.67 0.62 0.67 0.67

Linde Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Quick 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 0.64 0.68 0.67 0.76 0.80

Competitive Comparison of Linde's Quick Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Linde'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.


Linde's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Linde's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Linde's Quick Ratio falls into.



Linde 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.

Linde'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
=(12620-2115)/15717
=0.67

Linde's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(12843-2094)/13504
=0.80

* 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.


Linde  (NAS:LIN) 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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Linde Business Description

Address
10 Riverview Drive, Danbury, CT, USA, 06810
Linde PLC is the industrial gas supplier in the world, with operations in over 100 countries. The firm's main products are atmospheric gases (including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon) and process gases (including hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium), as well as equipment used in industrial gas production. Linde serves a wide variety of end markets, including chemicals, manufacturing, healthcare, and steelmaking. Linde generated approximately $33 billion in revenue in 2023.
Executives
John Panikar officer: Executive VP, APAC 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Oliver Pfann officer: Senior Vice President, EMEA FORGE, 43 CHURCH STREET WEST, WOKING SURREY X0 GU216HT
Sean Durbin officer: Executive VP, EMEA C/O LINDE PLC, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 XY7
Guillermo Bichara officer: Senior VP& Chief Legal Officer 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
David P Strauss officer: Senior VP & Chief HR Officer 10 RIVERVIEW DRIVE, DANBURY CT 06810
Sanjiv Lamba officer: Chief Operating Officer THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY RD, SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Juergen Nowicki officer: Executive VP, Engineering C/O LINDE PLC, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Matthew J White officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PRAXAIR, INC., 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 12533
Stephen F Angel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Hugh Grant director C/O PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., 1 PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Kelcey E Hoyt officer: Principal Accounting Officer 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Andreas Opfermann officer: Executive VP, Americas C/O LINDE, THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Mr. Franz Fehrenbach Director
Franz Fehrenbach director THE PRIESTLEY CENTRE, 10 PRIESTLEY ROAD, THE SURREY RESEARCH PARK, GUILDFORD, SURREY X0 GU2 7XY
Alberto Weisser director