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SThree (LSE:STEM) Quick Ratio : 1.87 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is SThree 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. SThree's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 1.87.

SThree has a quick ratio of 1.87. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

LSE:STEM' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.24   Med: 1.44   Max: 1.87
Current: 1.87

During the past 13 years, SThree's highest Quick Ratio was 1.87. The lowest was 1.24. And the median was 1.44.

LSE:STEM's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
60.58% of 1078 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 1.545 vs LSE:STEM: 1.87

SThree Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for SThree'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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SThree Quick Ratio Chart

SThree Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.53 1.60 1.63 1.76 1.87

SThree Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 1.63 1.69 1.76 1.84 1.87

Competitive Comparison of SThree's Quick Ratio

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, SThree'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.


SThree's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



SThree 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.

SThree's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Nov. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(428.322-0)/229.548
=1.87

SThree's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Nov. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(428.322-0)/229.548
=1.87

* 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.


SThree  (LSE:STEM) 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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SThree (LSE:STEM) Business Description

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Address
75 King William Street, 1st Floor, London, GBR, EC4N 7BE
SThree PLC is involved in the staffing business. It provides contract and permanent recruitment services. The company operates in information and communication, engineering, energy, life sciences, banking, and finance sectors. It provides its service through various brands such as computer future, progressive, Huxley, real, orgtel, jpgray, Newington international and enterprise partners. The company operates in the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe, America, Asia Pacific and the Middle east.

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