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Balance sheet and liquidity

Quick ratio

Current assets excluding inventory relative to current liabilities - a stricter near-term coverage read.

Formula

(Current assets − inventory) ÷ current liabilities (same period end)

Served as: instant · annual · quarterly. Annual and quarterly observations are never mixed unlabeled.

Where the inputs come from

  • AssetsCurrent − InventoryNet
  • LiabilitiesCurrent

Listed highest priority first. Every served figure carries its filing, fiscal period and accession; open any value on the financials page to see them.

How to compare it honestly

Compare within the same sector alongside the current ratio; the gap between them is the inventory reliance.

When it is not served

Not served on unclassified balance sheets; shown as missing.

Missing data is missing evidence: it is never shown as zero and never treated as a conclusion.

What it cannot tell you

Receivables quality is not visible in the ratio.

Questions worth asking next

  • Is the gap to the current ratio widening (growing inventory reliance)?
  • How fast do receivables convert per the filings?

Research prompts, not recommendations.

See it computed from filings

Related in balance sheet and liquidity: Debt / equity · Net debt · Current ratio · Interest coverage

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