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. Milestone Scientific's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.51.
Milestone Scientific has a current ratio of 3.51. 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 Milestone Scientific's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
MLSS'
s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.2 Med: 3.38 Max: 6.45
Current: 3.51
During the past 13 years, Milestone Scientific's highest Current Ratio was 6.45. The lowest was 1.20. And the median was 3.38.
MLSS's Current Ratio is ranked better than 61.71% of 867
companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.71
vs MLSS: 3.51
Milestone Scientific Current Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Milestone Scientific'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.
Competitive Comparison of Milestone Scientific's Current Ratio
For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Milestone Scientific'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.
Milestone Scientific's Current Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Milestone Scientific's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Milestone Scientific's Current Ratio falls into.
Milestone Scientific 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.
Milestone Scientific's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* 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.
Milestone Scientific (AMEX:MLSS) 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.
Milestone Scientific Current Ratio Related Terms
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Milestone Scientific (Milestone Scientific) Business Description
Milestone Scientific Inc is engaged in pioneering proprietary, technological systems, and solutions for the medical and dental markets. It develops, manufactures, markets and sells the computer-controlled system for the improved and painless delivery of local anesthetic. The system is marketed in dentistry under the trademark CompuDent and in medicine under the trademark CompuMed. In addition, the company provides The Wand, a handpiece that allows dentists to provide painless injections for virtually various dental procedures, including routine cleanings and fillings, as well as implants, root canals, and crowns. The Company conducts its business through two reportable segments: Dental and Medical. Geographically all the operations of the firm function through the region of the U.S.
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