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Zebra Technologies (Zebra Technologies) Quick Ratio

: 0.54 (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. Zebra Technologies's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.54.

Zebra Technologies has a quick ratio of 0.54. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

ZBRA' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 0.58   Max: 1.34
Current: 0.54

During the past 13 years, Zebra Technologies's highest Quick Ratio was 1.34. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.58.

ZBRA's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
92.83% of 2483 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.47 vs ZBRA: 0.54

Zebra Technologies Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zebra Technologies'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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Zebra Technologies 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 0.51 0.41 0.67 0.44 0.54

Zebra Technologies 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 0.44 0.47 0.50 0.51 0.54

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Zebra Technologies'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.


Zebra Technologies Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Zebra Technologies's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zebra Technologies 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.

Zebra Technologies'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
=(1672-804)/1598
=0.54

Zebra Technologies'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
=(1672-804)/1598
=0.54

* 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.


Zebra Technologies  (NAS:ZBRA) 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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Zebra Technologies (Zebra Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3 Overlook Point, Lincolnshire, IL, USA, 60069
Zebra Technologies is a leading provider of automatic identification and data capture technology to enterprises. Its solutions include barcode printers and scanners, mobile computers, and workflow optimization software. The firm primarily serves the retail, transportation logistics, manufacturing, and healthcare markets, designing custom solutions to improve efficiency at its customers.
Executives
Bill Burns officer: SVP, Chief Product & Solutions C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 1 ZEBRA PLAZA, HOLTSVILLE NY 11742-1300
Nathan Andrew Winters officer: Acting Chief Financial Officer C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Richard Edward Hudson officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Frank Blaise Modruson director C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Richard L Keyser director 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Anders Gustafsson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Satish Dhanasekaran director 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
Armstrong Robert John Jr officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES, 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Joseph Ramsey White officer: Chief Product & Solutions C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES, 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Michael Cho officer: SVP, Corporate Development C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Tamara Dionne Froese officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES, 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Stephen Edgar Williams officer: SVP, Global Supply Chain C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Nelda J Connors director BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234
Janice M Roberts director 540 COWPER STREET, SUITE 200, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Michael A Smith director C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069