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Applied Materials (BSP:A1MT34) Quick Ratio : 1.91 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Applied Materials 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. Applied Materials's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.91.

Applied Materials has a quick ratio of 1.91. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

BSP:A1MT34' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.35   Med: 1.83   Max: 2.43
Current: 1.91

During the past 13 years, Applied Materials's highest Quick Ratio was 2.43. The lowest was 1.35. And the median was 1.83.

BSP:A1MT34's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
51.7% of 1000 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.84 vs BSP:A1MT34: 1.91

Applied Materials Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Applied Materials'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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Applied Materials Quick Ratio Chart

Applied Materials Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.51 2.12 1.86 1.35 1.82

Applied Materials Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 1.47 1.50 1.59 1.82 1.91

Competitive Comparison of Applied Materials's Quick Ratio

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Applied Materials'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.


Applied Materials's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Applied Materials's Quick Ratio falls into.



Applied Materials 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.

Applied Materials's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Oct. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(96805.317-28945.027)/37272.095
=1.82

Applied Materials's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jan. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(94340.912-27768.157)/34801.183
=1.91

* 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.


Applied Materials  (BSP:A1MT34) 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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Applied Materials (BSP:A1MT34) Business Description

Address
3050 Bowers Avenue, P.O. Box 58039, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95052-8039
Applied Materials is the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturer in the world. Applied Materials has a broad portfolio spanning nearly every corner of the WFE ecosystem. Specifically, Applied Materials holds a market share leadership position in deposition, which entails the layering of new materials on semiconductor wafers. It is more exposed to general-purpose logic chips made at integrated device manufacturers and foundries. It counts the largest chipmakers in the world as customers, including TSMC, Intel, and Samsung.

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