Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Shockwave Medical Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Shockwave Medical Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Shockwave Medical Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Shockwave Medical Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
Current Ratio
Shockwave Medical Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 1,275,350) | 1,225,260) | 1,128,542) | 456,362) | 590,825) | 459,263) | 395,258) | 352,006) | 309,910) | 285,902) | 256,028) | 239,631) | 233,112) | 246,300) | 257,868) | 264,314) | 197,606) | 216,697) | 131,075) | 140,623) | 151,525) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 92,334) | 104,205) | 78,203) | 80,220) | 141,998) | 63,374) | 54,221) | 66,207) | 51,030) | 51,628) | 40,266) | 35,995) | 33,494) | 25,581) | 21,125) | 17,741) | 18,763) | 24,008) | 19,391) | 15,400) | 14,616) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 13.81 | 11.76 | 14.43 | 5.69 | 4.16 | 7.25 | 7.29 | 5.32 | 6.07 | 5.54 | 6.36 | 6.66 | 6.96 | 9.63 | 12.21 | 14.90 | 10.53 | 9.03 | 6.76 | 9.13 | 10.37 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 1.63 | 1.86 | 2.01 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.54 | 1.68 | 1.58 | |||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.64 | |||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.81 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.95 | |||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.40 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.57 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.64 | 1.53 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.64 | 1.61 | |||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.67 | 1.59 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.52 | 1.35 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.62 | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.75 | 1.65 | |||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 5.55 | 4.76 | 5.31 | 5.22 | 5.26 | 4.40 | 5.10 | 5.36 | 5.22 | 5.08 | 5.58 | 5.99 | 6.71 | 6.86 | 7.04 | 6.38 | 4.96 | 4.53 | 4.64 | 5.04 | 5.44 | |||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 2.42 | 2.39 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.58 | 1.86 | 2.61 | 2.91 | 2.89 | 2.65 | 2.10 | 2.16 | 1.87 | 2.13 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.67 | 2.59 | 2.36 | 2.56 | 2.46 | |||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.73 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,275,350 ÷ 92,334 = 13.81
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Shockwave Medical Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
Quick Ratio
Shockwave Medical Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 281,674) | 328,422) | 498,108) | 141,458) | 280,932) | 156,586) | 127,779) | 99,913) | 66,252) | 89,209) | 91,195) | 84,268) | 57,006) | 50,423) | 215,256) | 218,296) | 123,111) | 139,045) | 39,452) | 41,924) | 138,064) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 747,559) | 662,132) | 419,225) | 117,131) | 135,929) | 147,907) | 122,888) | 124,993) | 134,875) | 111,772) | 91,759) | 90,478) | 120,422) | 151,931) | —) | 13,109) | 47,278) | 56,304) | 74,646) | 83,213) | —) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 124,440) | 114,552) | 98,819) | 96,562) | 84,309) | 71,366) | 64,224) | 59,797) | 47,842) | 37,435) | 29,966) | 24,955) | 19,613) | 11,689) | 10,711) | 6,365) | 7,811) | 7,377) | 5,551) | 5,242) | 3,939) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 1,153,673) | 1,105,106) | 1,016,152) | 355,151) | 501,170) | 375,859) | 314,891) | 284,703) | 248,969) | 238,416) | 212,920) | 199,701) | 197,041) | 214,043) | 225,967) | 237,770) | 178,200) | 202,726) | 119,649) | 130,379) | 142,003) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 92,334) | 104,205) | 78,203) | 80,220) | 141,998) | 63,374) | 54,221) | 66,207) | 51,030) | 51,628) | 40,266) | 35,995) | 33,494) | 25,581) | 21,125) | 17,741) | 18,763) | 24,008) | 19,391) | 15,400) | 14,616) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 12.49 | 10.61 | 12.99 | 4.43 | 3.53 | 5.93 | 5.81 | 4.30 | 4.88 | 4.62 | 5.29 | 5.55 | 5.88 | 8.37 | 10.70 | 13.40 | 9.50 | 8.44 | 6.17 | 8.47 | 9.72 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.94 | |||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.53 | |||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | |||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.37 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.49 | |||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.35 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.13 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.36 | 1.32 | |||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 4.31 | 3.83 | 4.44 | 4.36 | 4.30 | 3.56 | 4.19 | 4.49 | 4.40 | 4.34 | 4.66 | 5.12 | 5.76 | 5.96 | 5.93 | 5.40 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 3.80 | 4.15 | 4.53 | |||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.01 | 1.30 | 1.87 | 2.07 | 2.06 | 1.91 | 1.58 | 1.63 | 1.37 | 1.50 | 2.05 | 2.02 | 1.95 | 1.90 | 1.69 | 1.88 | 1.83 | |||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.66 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,153,673 ÷ 92,334 = 12.49
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Shockwave Medical Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |
Cash Ratio
Shockwave Medical Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 281,674) | 328,422) | 498,108) | 141,458) | 280,932) | 156,586) | 127,779) | 99,913) | 66,252) | 89,209) | 91,195) | 84,268) | 57,006) | 50,423) | 215,256) | 218,296) | 123,111) | 139,045) | 39,452) | 41,924) | 138,064) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 747,559) | 662,132) | 419,225) | 117,131) | 135,929) | 147,907) | 122,888) | 124,993) | 134,875) | 111,772) | 91,759) | 90,478) | 120,422) | 151,931) | —) | 13,109) | 47,278) | 56,304) | 74,646) | 83,213) | —) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 1,029,233) | 990,554) | 917,333) | 258,589) | 416,861) | 304,493) | 250,667) | 224,906) | 201,127) | 200,981) | 182,954) | 174,746) | 177,428) | 202,354) | 215,256) | 231,405) | 170,389) | 195,349) | 114,098) | 125,137) | 138,064) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 92,334) | 104,205) | 78,203) | 80,220) | 141,998) | 63,374) | 54,221) | 66,207) | 51,030) | 51,628) | 40,266) | 35,995) | 33,494) | 25,581) | 21,125) | 17,741) | 18,763) | 24,008) | 19,391) | 15,400) | 14,616) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 11.15 | 9.51 | 11.73 | 3.22 | 2.94 | 4.80 | 4.62 | 3.40 | 3.94 | 3.89 | 4.54 | 4.85 | 5.30 | 7.91 | 10.19 | 13.04 | 9.08 | 8.14 | 5.88 | 8.13 | 9.45 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.36 | |||||||
| Cigna Group | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.20 | |||||||
| CVS Health Corp. | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.16 | |||||||
| Elevance Health Inc. | 0.82 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.04 | |||||||
| Humana Inc. | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.28 | 1.15 | |||||||
| Intuitive Surgical Inc. | 3.49 | 3.15 | 3.86 | 3.77 | 3.59 | 2.90 | 3.50 | 3.78 | 3.58 | 3.66 | 3.98 | 4.42 | 5.04 | 5.30 | 5.27 | 4.85 | 3.44 | 3.13 | 3.11 | 3.37 | 3.79 | |||||||
| Medtronic PLC | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.17 | 1.18 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.33 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.03 | 1.20 | 1.21 | |||||||
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q1 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,029,233 ÷ 92,334 = 11.15
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Shockwave Medical Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 but then improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 not reaching Q3 2023 level. |