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Carmax Inc Current ratio

What is the Current ratio of Carmax Inc?

The Current ratio of Carmax Inc is 2.50

What is the definition of Current ratio?



Current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures whether or not a company has enough resources to meet its short-term obligations.

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The current ratio is an indication of a company's liquidity and measures the capability to meet a company's short-term obligations. It compares a firm's current assets to its current liabilities, and is expressed as current assets divided by current liabilities. The ratio is only useful when two companies are compared within industry because inter industry business operations differ substantially. To determine liquidity, the current ratio is not as helpful as the quick ratio, because it includes all those assets that may not be easily liquidated, like prepaid expenses and inventory.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry. In many cases an investor would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio indicates that the company is more likely to pay the investor back. Large current ratios are not always a good sign for investors. If the company's current ratio is too high it may indicate that the company is not efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. If current liabilities exceed current assets the current ratio will be less than 1. A current ratio of less than 1 indicates that the company may have problems meeting its short-term obligations.

Some types of businesses can operate with a current ratio of less than one however. If inventory turns into cash much more rapidly than the accounts payable become due, then the firm's current ratio can comfortably remain less than one. Inventory is valued at the cost of acquiring it and the firm intends to sell the inventory for more than this cost. The sale will therefore generate substantially more cash than the value of inventory on the balance sheet. Low current ratios can also be justified for businesses that can collect cash from customers long before they need to pay their suppliers.

Current ratio of companies in the Consumer Discretionary sector on NYSE compared to Carmax Inc

What does Carmax Inc do?

we always knew there had to be a better way to buy used cars. one that would make the process easy and fun. so we created carmax, and we've been changing the way america buys cars since we opened our first store in richmond, virginia in 1993. through hard work and dedication, we've grown from that one store in richmond to more than 150 stores across the country. we are selling almost 600,000 vehicles a year. and the news is buzzing with stories about carmax, the experience we offer our customers, and the work environment we provide for our associates. in fact, we know our associates are fundamental to our success and are the key to our future growth. in fact, carmax is listed on the fortune® 500 list, and we've been named one of fortune's "100 best companies to work for" 11 years running. we're also named as one of training magazine's top training 125 year after year. in 2015, we were also recognized by great place to work® and fortune as one of the 50 best workplaces for diversity

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