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Northwest Copper (TSXV:NWST) Current Ratio : 4.60 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Northwest Copper Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Northwest Copper's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.60.

Northwest Copper has a current ratio of 4.60. It indicates the company may not be efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. This may also indicate problems in working capital management.

The historical rank and industry rank for Northwest Copper's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:NWST' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 2.98   Max: 17.57
Current: 4.6

During the past 13 years, Northwest Copper's highest Current Ratio was 17.57. The lowest was 0.48. And the median was 2.98.

TSXV:NWST's Current Ratio is ranked better than
71.16% of 2684 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 2.015 vs TSXV:NWST: 4.60

Northwest Copper Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northwest Copper's Current 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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Northwest Copper Current Ratio Chart

Northwest Copper Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.49 3.55 0.48 1.28 1.71

Northwest Copper Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 Jun21 Sep21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Current 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 - 4.00 1.40 1.71 4.60

Competitive Comparison of Northwest Copper's Current Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Northwest Copper's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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.


Northwest Copper's Current Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Northwest Copper's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northwest Copper's Current Ratio falls into.



Northwest Copper Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Northwest Copper's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=2.114/1.236
=1.71

Northwest Copper's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=3.006/0.653
=4.60

* 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.


Northwest Copper  (TSXV:NWST) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Northwest Copper (TSXV:NWST) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1055 West Hastings Street, Suite 1900, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 2E9
Northwest Copper Corp is a mineral exploration company. It explores copper gold with an exciting pipeline of projects in British Columbia. The company's project includes Kwanika/Stardust; Lorraine and Top Cat properties and East Niv. It has a single operating segment which is the mineral exploration business in Canada.
Executives
Tyler Eric Gurney Caswell Senior Officer

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