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Astera Labs (Astera Labs) Quick Ratio : 18.09 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Astera Labs 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. Astera Labs's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 18.09.

Astera Labs has a quick ratio of 18.09. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Astera Labs's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ALAB' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.42   Med: 4.61   Max: 18.09
Current: 18.09

During the past 2 years, Astera Labs's highest Quick Ratio was 18.09. The lowest was 4.42. And the median was 4.61.

ALAB's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
97.1% of 999 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.83 vs ALAB: 18.09

Astera Labs Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astera Labs'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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Astera Labs Quick Ratio Chart

Astera Labs Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
4.42 4.61

Astera Labs Quarterly Data
Dec22 Mar23 Dec23 Mar24
Quick Ratio 4.42 - 4.61 18.09

Competitive Comparison of Astera Labs's Quick Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Astera Labs'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.


Astera Labs's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Astera Labs's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Astera Labs's Quick Ratio falls into.



Astera Labs 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.

Astera Labs's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(185.807-24.095)/35.079
=4.61

Astera Labs's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(854.44-29.567)/45.587
=18.09

* 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.


Astera Labs  (NAS:ALAB) 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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Astera Labs (Astera Labs) Business Description

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Astera Labs Inc is a company that offers an Intelligent Connectivity Platform, comprised of Semiconductor-based, high-speed mixed-signal connectivity products that integrate a matrix of microcontrollers and sensors. COSMOS, their software suite which is embedded in its connectivity products and integrated into their customers' systems. The Company delivers critical connectivity performance, enables flexibility and customization, and supports observability and predictive analytics. This approach addresses the data, network, and memory bottlenecks, scalability, and other infrastructure requirements of hyperscalers and system original equipment manufacturers.

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