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Afrocentric Investment (JSE:ACT) Quick Ratio : 1.03 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Afrocentric Investment 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. Afrocentric Investment's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.03.

Afrocentric Investment has a quick ratio of 1.03. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

JSE:ACT' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.87   Med: 1.36   Max: 3.87
Current: 1.03

During the past 13 years, Afrocentric Investment's highest Quick Ratio was 3.87. The lowest was 0.87. And the median was 1.36.

JSE:ACT's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
57.96% of 678 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 1.2 vs JSE:ACT: 1.03

Afrocentric Investment Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Afrocentric Investment'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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Afrocentric Investment Quick Ratio Chart

Afrocentric Investment Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.16 0.98 1.12 0.89 0.87

Afrocentric Investment Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 0.93 0.89 0.89 0.87 1.03

Competitive Comparison of Afrocentric Investment's Quick Ratio

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Afrocentric Investment'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.


Afrocentric Investment's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Afrocentric Investment's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Afrocentric Investment's Quick Ratio falls into.



Afrocentric Investment 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.

Afrocentric Investment's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Jun. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1418.66-444.562)/1114.364
=0.87

Afrocentric Investment'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
=(1472.208-464.329)/980.604
=1.03

* 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.


Afrocentric Investment  (JSE:ACT) 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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Afrocentric Investment (JSE:ACT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
37 Conrad Road, Florida North, Roodepoort, ZAF, 1709
Afrocentric Investment Corp Ltd is a black-owned investment holding company with an investment portfolio focused on services to the healthcare sector. It seeks to invest in healthcare-related businesses that demonstrate prospects for growth as well as diversify its revenue sources while contributing to the sustainable health and welfare of South African communities. The company provides health administration and health risk management solutions to the healthcare industry. It also provides a range of complementary services to its traditional medical scheme clients and a portfolio of healthcare-related enterprises. These services include information technology solutions, transactional switching, specialized disease management, pharmaceutical wholesaling, amongst others.

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