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VeriSign (VeriSign) Quick Ratio

: 0.83 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. VeriSign's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.83.

VeriSign has a quick ratio of 0.83. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

VRSN' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.83   Med: 1.22   Max: 1.57
Current: 0.83

During the past 13 years, VeriSign's highest Quick Ratio was 1.57. The lowest was 0.83. And the median was 1.22.

VRSN's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
82.47% of 2823 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs VRSN: 0.83

VeriSign Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for VeriSign'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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VeriSign Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.32 1.23 1.18 0.93 0.83

VeriSign Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Quick Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.93 0.92 0.87 0.86 0.83

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VeriSign'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.


VeriSign Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, VeriSign's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



VeriSign 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.

VeriSign'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
=(988.3-0)/1188.5
=0.83

VeriSign'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
=(988.3-0)/1188.5
=0.83

* 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.


VeriSign  (NAS:VRSN) 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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VeriSign (VeriSign) Business Description

Address
12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
Executives
D James Bidzos director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Danny R Mcpherson officer: EVP- Engineering, Ops. & CSO 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Thomas C Indelicarto officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Timothy Tomlinson director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Todd B Strubbe officer: EVP and COO VERISIGN, 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kathleen A Cote director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Yehuda Ari Buchalter director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kilguss George E Iii officer: EVP and CFO C/O VERISIGN, INC., 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Frist Thomas F Iii director 3100 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 1225, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Armstrong Courtney D director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Jamie S Gorelick director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Richard H Goshorn officer: SVP, GC and Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
John D Roach director PMI GROUP INC, 601 MONTGOMERY ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131

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