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Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP (Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP) Quick Ratio : 0.62 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP 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. Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.62.

Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP has a quick ratio of 0.62. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

RNF's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Agriculture industry.
Industry Median: 1.035
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP'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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Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP Quick Ratio Chart

Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.57 0.95 0.83 0.79 0.62

Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 0.79 0.71 1.18 0.76 0.62

Competitive Comparison of Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's Quick Ratio

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP'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.


Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's Quick Ratio falls into.



Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP 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.

Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2015 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(65.509-32.116)/53.471
=0.62

Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2015 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(65.509-32.116)/53.471
=0.62

* 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.


Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP  (NYSE:RNF) 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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Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP (Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP) Business Description

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Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP is a Delaware limited partnership formed in July 2011. The Company is engaged in manufacturing of nitrogen fertilizer. The Company owns and operates two fertilizer facilities: East Dubuque Facility and Pasadena Facility. The East Dubuque Facility produces ammonia, UAN, liquid and granular urea, nitric acid and food-grade carbon dioxide, or CO2, using natural gas as its primary feedstock. Some of these products are final products sold to customers, and others, including ammonia, are both final products and feedstocks for other products, such as UAN, nitric acid, liquid urea and granular urea. The Pasadena Facility ceased production of diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate. Its Pasadena Facility is the producer of synthetic ammonium sulfate and the third largest producer of ammonium sulfate in North America. The Pasadena Facility's products are applied to many types of crops including soybeans, potatoes, cotton, canola, alfalfa, corn and wheat. The Company is subject to a number of federal and state laws and regulations related to safety, including the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act, or OSHA, and comparable state statutes, the purpose of which are to protect the health and safety of workers.
Executives
Michael S Burke director C/O AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, 555 S. FLOWER STREET, SUITE 3700, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Keith B Forman director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7200 TEXAS COMMERCE TOWER, 600 TRAVIS ST, HOUSTON TX 77002
John Howard Diesch director, officer: President 1331 17TH STREET, SUITE 720, DENVER CO 80202
Rentech, Inc. 10 percent owner 10877 WILSHIRE BLVD, 10TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Carl C Icahn 10 percent owner C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Halbert S Washburn director 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET 48TH FLOOR, SUITE 4800, LOS ANGELES CA 90071