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Bastei Lubbe AG (XTER:BST) Quick Ratio : 1.16 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bastei Lubbe AG 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. Bastei Lubbe AG's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.16.

Bastei Lubbe AG has a quick ratio of 1.16. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

XTER:BST' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 0.88   Max: 1.61
Current: 1.16

During the past 13 years, Bastei Lubbe AG's highest Quick Ratio was 1.61. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 0.88.

XTER:BST's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
62% of 1058 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.46 vs XTER:BST: 1.16

Bastei Lubbe AG Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bastei Lubbe AG'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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Bastei Lubbe AG Quick Ratio Chart

Bastei Lubbe AG 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 0.40 0.71 0.97 1.00 0.88

Bastei Lubbe AG Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.95 0.88 0.94 0.98 1.16

Competitive Comparison of Bastei Lubbe AG's Quick Ratio

For the Publishing subindustry, Bastei Lubbe AG'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.


Bastei Lubbe AG's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Bastei Lubbe AG's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bastei Lubbe AG's Quick Ratio falls into.



Bastei Lubbe AG 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.

Bastei Lubbe AG'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
=(51.848-13.001)/44.156
=0.88

Bastei Lubbe AG's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(63.731-13.546)/43.162
=1.16

* 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.


Bastei Lubbe AG  (XTER:BST) 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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Bastei Lubbe AG (XTER:BST) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Schanzenstrasse 6-20, Cologne, DEU, 51063
Bastei Lubbe AG Formerly Bastei Luebbe AG is a media company in the form of a publishing house. The company publishes books, audiobooks, eBooks, and other digital products in the genres of fiction and popular science, as well as periodicals including novel booklets and puzzle magazines. Its operating segment includes Books; and Novel booklets. The company generates maximum revenue from the Books segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Germany.