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Iridium Communications (FRA:6IC) Quick Ratio : 2.52 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Iridium Communications 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. Iridium Communications's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.52.

Iridium Communications has a quick ratio of 2.52. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

FRA:6IC' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.79   Med: 2.67   Max: 6.01
Current: 2.52

During the past 13 years, Iridium Communications's highest Quick Ratio was 6.01. The lowest was 0.79. And the median was 2.67.

FRA:6IC's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
86.19% of 391 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.95 vs FRA:6IC: 2.52

Iridium Communications Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Iridium Communications'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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Iridium Communications Quick Ratio Chart

Iridium Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.66 2.79 3.63 1.88 1.37

Iridium Communications Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.08 1.71 1.53 1.37 2.52

Competitive Comparison of Iridium Communications's Quick Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Iridium Communications'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.


Iridium Communications's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Iridium Communications's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Iridium Communications's Quick Ratio falls into.



Iridium Communications 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.

Iridium Communications'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
=(248.584-83.571)/120.635
=1.37

Iridium Communications'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
=(346.649-85.135)/103.961
=2.52

* 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.


Iridium Communications  (FRA:6IC) 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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Iridium Communications (FRA:6IC) Business Description

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Address
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400, McLean, VA, USA, 22102
Iridium Communications Inc offers voice and data communications services and products to businesses, U.S. and international government agencies, and other customers on a global basis. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low earth-orbiting satellites. Reaching across land, sea, and air, including the polar regions, Iridium's solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation, and utilities. Iridium also provides service to subscribers from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other civil and government agencies around the world.

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