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Sierra Wireless (Sierra Wireless) Current Ratio : 1.76 (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Sierra Wireless 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. Sierra Wireless's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was 1.76.

Sierra Wireless has a current ratio of 1.76. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

SWIR' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.25   Med: 2.27   Max: 12.81
Current: 1.76

During the past 13 years, Sierra Wireless's highest Current Ratio was 12.81. The lowest was 1.25. And the median was 2.27.

SWIR's Current Ratio is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 2.05 vs SWIR: 1.76

Sierra Wireless Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sierra Wireless'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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Sierra Wireless Current Ratio Chart

Sierra Wireless Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.64 1.70 1.54 1.66 1.39

Sierra Wireless Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 1.51 1.39 1.79 1.83 1.76

Competitive Comparison of Sierra Wireless's Current Ratio

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Sierra Wireless'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.


Sierra Wireless's Current Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sierra Wireless's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sierra Wireless's Current Ratio falls into.



Sierra Wireless 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.

Sierra Wireless's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2021 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2021 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2021 )
=271.743/195.793
=1.39

Sierra Wireless's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2022 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2022 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2022 )
=390.752/221.743
=1.76

* 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.


Sierra Wireless  (NAS:SWIR) 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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Sierra Wireless (Sierra Wireless) Business Description

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13811 Wireless Way, Richmond, BC, CAN, V6V 3A4
Sierra Wireless Inc is a wireless communication equipment designer and provider of Device-To-Cloud Internet-of-Things solutions. The company's product and services portfolio contain products such as high-speed cellular modules and services such as connectivity services, cloud platforms, and cellular gateways, among others. It operates through two business segments: Internet of Things solutions and Embedded broadband. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's embedded broadband segment, and more than half of its revenue is earned in the Americas and Asia-Pacific region.

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