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Total System Services (Total System Services) Quick Ratio : 2.43 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Total System Services 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. Total System Services's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 2.43.

Total System Services has a quick ratio of 2.43. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

TSS's Quick Ratio is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.67
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.

Total System Services Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Total System Services'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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Total System Services Quick Ratio Chart

Total System Services Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.28 2.49 2.39 1.07 2.18

Total System Services Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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 2.51 2.53 2.18 2.14 2.43

Competitive Comparison of Total System Services's Quick Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Total System Services'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.


Total System Services's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Total System Services's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Total System Services's Quick Ratio falls into.



Total System Services 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.

Total System Services's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2018 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1140.783-18.089)/515.601
=2.18

Total System Services's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2019 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1239.827-19.71)/501.327
=2.43

* 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.


Total System Services  (NYSE:TSS) 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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Total System Services (Total System Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One TSYS Way, Columbus, GA, USA, 31901-4222
Total System Services Inc based in Columbus, Georgia, provides payment-processing services in the U.S. and abroad. In 2013 TSYS provided processing services for 28% of domestic consumer credit card accounts and 59% of domestic commercial credit card accounts. The company has operating segments in North America Services, International Services, and Merchant Services, plus the newer NetSpend segment, which deals in prepaid debit and payroll cards and arrived via a 2013 acquisition.
Executives
Kriss Iii Cloninger director 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
Driver Walter W Jr director ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Joia M Johnson director C/O HANESBRANDS INC., 1000 EAST HANES MILL ROAD, WINSTON SALEM NC 27105
F. Thaddeus Arroyo director 208 S. AKARD, DALLAS TX 75202
Sidney E Harris director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, 26TH FL., HARTFORD CT 06103
Mcdaniel Connie D director C/O VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, INC., ONE FINANCIAL PLAZA, 26TH FL., HARTFORD CT 06103
John Thompson Turner director ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
M Troy Woods director, officer: Chairman and CEO ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Paul M Todd officer: Sr. EVP and CFO ONE TSYS WAY, B-4, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Patricia A Watson officer: Senior EVP and CIO TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES, INC., ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Richard A Smith director 175 PARK AVENUE, MADISON NJ 07940
Griffith G Sanders Iii officer: Sr. EVP, Gen. Counsel, Sec. ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Mason H Lampton director ONE TSYS WAY, C-1, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Philip W Tomlinson director ONE TSYS WAY, COLUMBUS GA 31901
William M Isaac director C/O ASSOCIATES FIRST CAPITAL CORP, 250 E CARPENTER FREEWAY, IRVING TX 75062

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