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Spark Energy Minerals (XCNQ:SPRK) Quick Ratio : 0.32 (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is Spark Energy Minerals 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. Spark Energy Minerals's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was 0.32.

Spark Energy Minerals has a quick ratio of 0.32. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

XCNQ:SPRK' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.65   Max: 16.5
Current: 0.32

During the past 13 years, Spark Energy Minerals's highest Quick Ratio was 16.50. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.65.

XCNQ:SPRK's Quick Ratio is ranked worse than
80.35% of 2661 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.63 vs XCNQ:SPRK: 0.32

Spark Energy Minerals Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spark Energy Minerals'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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Spark Energy Minerals Quick Ratio Chart

Spark Energy Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.02 0.12 0.55 0.92 0.21

Spark Energy Minerals Quarterly Data
Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 0.19 0.21 0.20 0.31 0.32

Competitive Comparison of Spark Energy Minerals's Quick Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Spark Energy Minerals'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.


Spark Energy Minerals's Quick Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Spark Energy Minerals's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Spark Energy Minerals's Quick Ratio falls into.



Spark Energy Minerals 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.

Spark Energy Minerals's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Jul. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(0.181-0)/0.869
=0.21

Spark Energy Minerals's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Apr. 2024 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(0.348-0)/1.09
=0.32

* 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.


Spark Energy Minerals  (XCNQ:SPRK) 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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Spark Energy Minerals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
595 Howe Street, Suite 704, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2T5
Spark Energy Minerals Inc is in the business of acquisition, exploration and evaluation of a mineral properties in Ontario, Quebec, and Brazil. Its projects include, Minas Gerais and Bahia Lithium Project, Goas Rare Earth Elements Project, Lithium Valley Lithium Project and Nova Energia Lithium Project.
Executives
Christopher Glenn Foster Senior Officer
Nicholas Watters 10% Security Holder
Peter Grant Wilson Director, Senior Officer

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