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Belc Co (TSE:9974) Quick Ratio : 0.64 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Belc Co 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. Belc Co's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.64.

Belc Co has a quick ratio of 0.64. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

TSE:9974' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 0.44   Max: 0.64
Current: 0.6

During the past 13 years, Belc Co's highest Quick Ratio was 0.64. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.44.

TSE:9974's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
67.62% of 315 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.88 vs TSE:9974: 0.60

Belc Co Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Belc Co'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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Belc Co Quick Ratio Chart

Belc Co Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.48 0.46 0.55 0.64 0.60

Belc Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.64 0.58 0.70 0.64 0.60

Competitive Comparison of Belc Co's Quick Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Belc Co'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.


Belc Co's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Belc Co's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Belc Co 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.

Belc Co's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Feb. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(36908-9428)/45444
=0.60

Belc Co's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Nov. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(36940-9519)/42567
=0.64

* 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.


Belc Co  (TSE:9974) 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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Belc Co (TSE:9974) Business Description

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Address
5456 Yodo Yorii-machi, Osato-gun, Saitama, JPN, 369-1298
Belc Co Ltd manages a chain of food supermarkets in Japan. The company is headquartered in Japan and earns the entirety of its revenue domestically. The company has a chain of retail stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area and is focused on the Saitama prefecture. Through its subsidiaries, Belc Co. Ltd is involved with the production and distribution of food items and ready-made meals to its self-run stores. Its products include perishable goods, grocery items, sundry items, daily necessities and processed food. Belc Co. Ltd also provides services to its stores including chain management and cleaning.

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