What is Apple Current Ratio?
The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Apple's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.07.
Apple has a current ratio of 1.07. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.
The historical rank and industry rank for Apple's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
AAPL' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86 Med: 1.2 Max: 1.63
Current: 1.07
During the past 13 years, Apple's highest Current Ratio was 1.63. The lowest was 0.86. And the median was 1.20.
AAPL's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
88.33% of 2484 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 2.04 vs AAPL: 1.07
Apple Current Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Apple's Current 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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Apple Current Ratio Chart
Apple Annual Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Sep14 | Sep15 | Sep16 | Sep17 | Sep18 | Sep19 | Sep20 | Sep21 | Sep22 | Sep23 | ||||||||||
Current Ratio | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 1.54 | 1.36 | 1.07 | 0.88 | 0.99 |
Apple Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mar19 | Jun19 | Sep19 | Dec19 | Mar20 | Jun20 | Sep20 | Dec20 | Mar21 | Jun21 | Sep21 | Dec21 | Mar22 | Jun22 | Sep22 | Dec22 | Mar23 | Jun23 | Sep23 | Dec23 | |
Current Ratio | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.07 |
Competitive Comparison of Apple's Current Ratio
For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Apple's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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.
Apple's Current Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Apple's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Apple's Current Ratio falls into.
Apple Current Ratio Calculation
The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.
Apple's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as
Current Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 ) | = | Total Current Assets (A: Sep. 2023 ) | / | Total Current Liabilities (A: Sep. 2023 ) |
= | 143566 | / | 145308 | |
= | 0.99 |
Apple's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 ) | = | Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 ) | / | Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 ) |
= | 143692 | / | 133973 | |
= | 1.07 |
* 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.
Apple(NAS:AAPL) Current Ratio Explanation
The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.
Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.
The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.
If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.
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Apple (AAPL) Business Description
Industry
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Address
One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA, USA, 95014
Website
Apple is among the largest companies in the world, with a broad portfolio of hardware and software products targeted at consumers and businesses. Apple's iPhone makes up a majority of the firm sales, and Apple's other products like Mac, iPad, and Watch are designed around the iPhone as the focal point of an expansive software ecosystem. Apple has progressively worked to add new applications, like streaming video, subscription bundles, and augmented reality. The firm designs its own software and semiconductors while working with subcontractors like Foxconn and TSMC to build its products and chips. Slightly less than half of Apple's sales come directly through its flagship stores, with a majority of sales coming indirectly through partnerships and distribution.
Executives
Chris Kondo | officer: Principal Accounting Officer | 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Katherine L. Adams | officer: SVP, General Counsel | APPLE INC., 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Luca Maestri | officer: Senior Vice President, CFO | 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Jeffrey E Williams | officer: COO | ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Deirdre O'brien | officer: Senior Vice President | ONE APPLE PARK WAY, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Timothy D Cook | director, officer: Chief Executive Officer | C/O APPLE INC, ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Arthur D Levinson | director | C/O GENENTECH INC, 1 DNA WAY MS 49, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080-4990 |
Alex Gorsky | director | JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08933 |
Monica C Lozano | director | |
Angela J Ahrendts | officer: Senior Vice President | 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Johny Srouji | officer: Senior Vice President | 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Craig Federighi | officer: Senior Vice President | 807 11TH AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089 |
Daniel J. Riccio | officer: Senior Vice President | 1 INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Philip W Schiller | officer: Senior Vice President | C/O APPLE INC, ONE INFINITE LOOP, CUPERTINO CA 95014 |
Susan Wagner | director | C/O BLACKROCK, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022 |
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