Southern Quick ratio

What is the Quick ratio of Southern?

The Quick ratio of Southern Company is 0.64

What is the definition of Quick ratio?



Quick ratio is liquidity ratio that measures a company’s ability to use its quick assets to meet its short-term obligations immediately.

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The quick ratio is the ratio between quick or liquid assets and current liabilities. Quick assets include those current assets that presumably can be quickly converted to cash at close to their book values. A normal liquid ratio is considered to be 1. A company with a quick ratio of less than 1 cannot at the time fully pay its current liabilities or short-term obligations. This ratio is considered to be a much reliable tool for assessment of liquidity position of companies.

Quick ratio of companies in the Utilities sector on NYSE compared to Southern

What does Southern do?

Southern Company is an American gas and electric utility holding company based in the southern United States. It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with executive offices also located in Birmingham, Alabama. The company is the second largest utility company in the U.S. in terms of customer base, as of 2021.

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