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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Quick Ratio : 1.55 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Watawala Plantations 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. Watawala Plantations's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.55.

Watawala Plantations has a quick ratio of 1.55. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

COL:WATA.N0000' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 1.22   Max: 3.09
Current: 1.55

During the past 13 years, Watawala Plantations's highest Quick Ratio was 3.09. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 1.22.

COL:WATA.N0000's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
65.95% of 1918 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 1.02 vs COL:WATA.N0000: 1.55

Watawala Plantations Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watawala Plantations'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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Watawala Plantations Quick Ratio Chart

Watawala Plantations Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.74 0.73 1.49 3.00 1.76

Watawala Plantations Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Quick 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 1.59 1.76 1.92 3.09 1.55

Competitive Comparison of Watawala Plantations's Quick Ratio

For the Farm Products subindustry, Watawala Plantations'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.


Watawala Plantations's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Watawala Plantations's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Watawala Plantations's Quick Ratio falls into.



Watawala Plantations 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.

Watawala Plantations's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(2502.927-960.753)/875.812
=1.76

Watawala Plantations's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(2342.594-816.292)/983.338
=1.55

* 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.


Watawala Plantations  (COL:WATA.N0000) 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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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No 60, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo, LKA, 03
Watawala Plantations PLC engages in the provision of agricultural products. It operates through the following segments: Palm Oil, Dairy, and others. Its Dairy segment provides various dairy products. The Palm Oil segment includes producing crude and kernel palm oil and generates the majority of revenue for the company. It is also involved in the marketing of tea products.

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