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Pool (POOL) Quick Ratio

: 0.58 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Pool's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.58.

Pool has a quick ratio of 0.58. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

POOL' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 0.66   Max: 0.79
Current: 0.58

During the past 13 years, Pool's highest Quick Ratio was 0.79. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 0.66.

POOL's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
89.73% of 146 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 1.175 vs POOL: 0.58

Pool Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pool'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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Pool Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 0.71 0.58 0.63 0.58

Pool Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Quick Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.63 0.63 0.91 0.81 0.58

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Pool'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.


Pool Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Pool's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pool 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.

Pool'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
=(1815.36-1365.466)/770.766
=0.58

Pool'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
=(1815.36-1365.466)/770.766
=0.58

* 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.


Pool  (NAS:POOL) 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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Pool (POOL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, LA, USA, 70433-5001
Pool Corp distributes swimming pool supplies and related products. It sells national-brand and private-label products to approximately 120000 customers. The products include non-discretionary pool-maintenance products, like chemicals and replacement parts, as well as pool equipment, like packaged pools (kits to build swimming pools), cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights. Customers include pool builders and remodelers, independent retail stores, and pool repair and service companies.
Executives
Kristopher Robert Neff officer: Vice President, Strategy & Cor 429 HAMPTON TERRACE, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Jennifer M Neil officer: Secretary SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Walker Saik officer: Corporate Controller 5202 CHESTNUT ST, NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
Ilya Mihaly officer: Vice President - Operations & 10703 BEAGLE RUN PL, TAMPA FL 33626
James D Hope director 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Hart Melanie Housey officer: Chief Accounting Officer POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Carlos A. Sabater director 1140 ALFONSO AVENUE, CORAL GABLES FL 33146
Peter D Arvan officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 2537 ST. JAMES DRIVE, UNIT 507, SOUTHPORT NC 28461
Martha S Gervasi director 610 BOWSPRIT LANE, LONGBOAT KEY FL 34228
Perez De La Mesa Manuel J director, officer: President/CEO
Robert C Sledd director 9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23235
Mark W Joslin officer: Chief Financial Officer SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
St Romain Kenneth G officer: Group Vice President POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
David B. Collier officer: VP OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN 720 EVENING STAR LN, CASTLE ROCK CO 80108
Arthur D Cook officer: Vice President

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