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. DSS's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.93.
DSS has a quick ratio of 0.93. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.
The historical rank and industry rank for DSS's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
DSS'
s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38 Med: 1 Max: 13.21
Current: 0.93
During the past 13 years, DSS's highest Quick Ratio was 13.21. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 1.00.
DSS's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than 61.9% of 399
companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 1.19
vs DSS: 0.93
DSS Quick Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for DSS'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.
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, DSS'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.
DSS's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, DSS's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where DSS's Quick Ratio falls into.
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.
DSS's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as
* 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.
DSS (AMEX:DSS) 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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DSS Inc is operating a business focused on Five operating segments Product Packaging, Biotechnology, Commercial Lending, Securities and Investment Management, and Direct Marketing. Currently operates five distinct business lines operate around the globe with primary operations in North America and Asia. Product packaging manufactures, and sells sophisticated custom folding cartons, mailers, photo sleeves and complex three-dimensional direct mail solutions. Biotechnology division targets unmet, urgent medical needs and expands the borders of medical and pharmaceutical science. Commercial Lending through represents its banking and financing business line. Alternative Trading develops and/or acquires assets and investments in the securities trading and/or fund management arena.
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