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Zenith Energy (LSE:ZEN) Quick Ratio : 0.95 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Zenith Energy 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. Zenith Energy's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.95.

Zenith Energy has a quick ratio of 0.95. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

LSE:ZEN' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.52   Max: 1.3
Current: 0.95

During the past 13 years, Zenith Energy's highest Quick Ratio was 1.30. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.52.

LSE:ZEN's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
57.75% of 1077 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.1 vs LSE:ZEN: 0.95

Zenith Energy Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zenith Energy'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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Zenith Energy Quick Ratio Chart

Zenith Energy Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.51 0.76 0.54 0.64 0.90

Zenith Energy Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.41 0.64 0.92 0.90 0.95

Competitive Comparison of Zenith Energy's Quick Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Zenith Energy'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.


Zenith Energy's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Zenith Energy's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zenith Energy 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.

Zenith Energy's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(20.816-3.883)/18.764
=0.90

Zenith Energy'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
=(21.685-3.909)/18.647
=0.95

* 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.


Zenith Energy  (LSE:ZEN) 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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Zenith Energy (LSE:ZEN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
421 - 7th Avenue SW, Suite 4000, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4K9
Zenith Energy Ltd is an international independent oil and gas company with production, exploration and development assets in the Republic of the Congo, Italy and Tunisia. The company's strategic focus is the development of proven revenue generating oil production assets, as well as low-risk exploration activities in assets with existing production.