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Gray Television (Gray Television) Quick Ratio

: 1.18 (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. Gray Television's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.18.

Gray Television has a quick ratio of 1.18. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

GTN' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.18   Med: 3   Max: 5.82
Current: 1.18

During the past 13 years, Gray Television's highest Quick Ratio was 5.82. The lowest was 1.18. And the median was 3.00.

GTN's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
60.23% of 1056 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.46 vs GTN: 1.18

Gray Television Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gray Television'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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Gray Television 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 2.73 5.11 2.51 2.10 1.18

Gray Television 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 2.10 1.27 1.43 1.20 1.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Gray Television'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.


Gray Television Quick Ratio Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Gray Television's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gray Television 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.

Gray Television'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
=(468-0)/395
=1.18

Gray Television'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
=(468-0)/395
=1.18

* 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.


Gray Television  (NYSE:GTN) 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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Gray Television (Gray Television) Business Description

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Address
4370 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30319
Gray Television Inc is a television broadcast company. The company is engaged in owning and operating television stations. It also owns video program production, marketing, and digital business. The company has two segments namely, Broadcasting and Production companies. It generates revenue maximum revenue from the Broadcasting segment.
Executives
Richard Lee Boger director
T L Elder director 5087 PINE BARK CIRCLE, DUNWOODY GA 30338
Robin Robinson Howell director 3656 TUXEDO ROAD NW, ATLANTA GA 30305
Howell Hilton H Jr director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 4370 PEACHTREE ROAD, N.E., ATLANTA GA 30319
Sandra Breland Mcnamara officer: Executive Vice President, COO 4370 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Harriett J Robinson director
Paul Mctear director 1451 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, SUITE 300, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
D Patrick Laplatney director 1451 WEST CYPRUS CREEK ROAD, SUITE 300, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Cowart Jackson S Iv officer: Chief Accounting Officer 126 N WASHINGTON STREET, ALBANY GA 31701
James C Ryan officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Lorri Mcclain director 4370 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Robert Lawrence Smith officer: SVP & COO 4370 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 400, ATLANTA GA 30319
Kevin Paul Latek officer: EVP Chief L & D Officer 4370 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Spainhour Sterling A Jr. director 4370 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
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