Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Western Digital Corp., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Western Digital Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Western Digital Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Western Digital Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |
Current Ratio
Western Digital Corp., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 29, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Jan 1, 2021 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | Jan 3, 2020 | Oct 4, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 7,838) | 7,577) | 7,886) | 8,483) | 8,381) | 9,071) | 9,453) | 9,178) | 9,535) | 9,856) | 9,757) | 9,032) | 9,109) | 9,005) | 9,048) | 8,553) | 8,627) | 8,500) | 8,477) | 8,902) | 9,742) | 10,571) | 10,638) | 10,164) | 11,113) | 11,820) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 4,693) | 5,792) | 5,434) | 5,261) | 4,382) | 4,966) | 5,237) | 4,397) | 4,929) | 4,709) | 4,870) | 4,501) | 4,526) | 4,429) | 4,406) | 4,471) | 4,482) | 4,288) | 3,817) | 4,212) | 4,350) | 4,385) | 4,456) | 4,259) | 4,353) | 4,469) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.67 | 1.31 | 1.45 | 1.61 | 1.91 | 1.83 | 1.81 | 2.09 | 1.93 | 2.09 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.05 | 1.91 | 1.92 | 1.98 | 2.22 | 2.11 | 2.24 | 2.41 | 2.39 | 2.39 | 2.55 | 2.64 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 1.04 | 1.07 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.93 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.36 | 1.47 | 1.50 | 1.60 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.32 | 1.30 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 4.55 | 5.01 | 4.39 | 4.15 | 4.14 | 3.96 | 4.29 | 4.01 | 3.70 | 3.73 | 4.34 | 5.06 | 5.03 | 5.09 | 4.99 | 5.50 | 5.59 | 5.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.49 | 1.42 | 1.62 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.61 | 1.59 | 1.72 | 1.59 | 1.81 | 1.70 | 1.51 | 1.69 | 1.80 | 2.11 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 2.43 | 2.23 | 2.31 | 2.49 | 2.89 | 2.13 | 1.91 | 1.79 | 1.91 | 1.85 | 1.93 | 2.10 | 2.29 | 2.51 | 2.25 | 2.10 | 2.26 | 2.41 | 2.35 | 2.40 | 2.10 | 2.02 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 7,838 ÷ 4,693 = 1.67
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. | Western Digital Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |
Quick Ratio
Western Digital Corp., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 29, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Jan 1, 2021 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | Jan 3, 2020 | Oct 4, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,481) | 2,032) | 2,023) | 2,220) | 1,871) | 2,049) | 2,327) | 2,505) | 2,531) | 3,290) | 3,370) | 2,734) | 2,956) | 2,995) | 3,048) | 2,943) | 3,137) | 3,248) | 3,455) | 3,682) | 4,013) | 4,646) | 5,005) | 4,963) | 6,272) | 6,886) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,523) | 1,451) | 1,598) | 1,591) | 1,905) | 2,422) | 2,804) | 2,353) | 2,743) | 2,446) | 2,257) | 1,905) | 1,833) | 2,097) | 2,379) | 1,978) | 1,791) | 1,448) | 1,204) | 1,223) | 1,715) | 2,219) | 2,197) | 2,011) | 2,052) | 2,101) | ||||||||
| Total quick assets | 4,004) | 3,483) | 3,621) | 3,811) | 3,776) | 4,471) | 5,131) | 4,858) | 5,274) | 5,736) | 5,627) | 4,639) | 4,789) | 5,092) | 5,427) | 4,921) | 4,928) | 4,696) | 4,659) | 4,905) | 5,728) | 6,865) | 7,202) | 6,974) | 8,324) | 8,987) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 4,693) | 5,792) | 5,434) | 5,261) | 4,382) | 4,966) | 5,237) | 4,397) | 4,929) | 4,709) | 4,870) | 4,501) | 4,526) | 4,429) | 4,406) | 4,471) | 4,482) | 4,288) | 3,817) | 4,212) | 4,350) | 4,385) | 4,456) | 4,259) | 4,353) | 4,469) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.85 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.98 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.32 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.64 | 1.91 | 2.01 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.30 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.13 | 1.14 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 3.47 | 3.67 | 3.16 | 2.86 | 2.73 | 2.65 | 3.05 | 2.89 | 2.73 | 2.97 | 3.54 | 4.23 | 4.24 | 4.33 | 4.25 | 4.73 | 4.94 | 5.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 1.10 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.41 | 1.32 | 1.35 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.58 | 1.46 | 1.64 | 1.54 | 1.39 | 1.56 | 1.67 | 1.97 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 1.12 | 0.87 | 1.16 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 1.06 | 0.87 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 0.88 | 0.76 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 4,004 ÷ 4,693 = 0.85
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. | Western Digital Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |
Cash Ratio
Western Digital Corp., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 29, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 30, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Apr 2, 2021 | Jan 1, 2021 | Oct 2, 2020 | Jul 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | Jan 3, 2020 | Oct 4, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | Dec 28, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | Dec 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,481) | 2,032) | 2,023) | 2,220) | 1,871) | 2,049) | 2,327) | 2,505) | 2,531) | 3,290) | 3,370) | 2,734) | 2,956) | 2,995) | 3,048) | 2,943) | 3,137) | 3,248) | 3,455) | 3,682) | 4,013) | 4,646) | 5,005) | 4,963) | 6,272) | 6,886) | ||||||||
| Total cash assets | 2,481) | 2,032) | 2,023) | 2,220) | 1,871) | 2,049) | 2,327) | 2,505) | 2,531) | 3,290) | 3,370) | 2,734) | 2,956) | 2,995) | 3,048) | 2,943) | 3,137) | 3,248) | 3,455) | 3,682) | 4,013) | 4,646) | 5,005) | 4,963) | 6,272) | 6,886) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 4,693) | 5,792) | 5,434) | 5,261) | 4,382) | 4,966) | 5,237) | 4,397) | 4,929) | 4,709) | 4,870) | 4,501) | 4,526) | 4,429) | 4,406) | 4,471) | 4,482) | 4,288) | 3,817) | 4,212) | 4,350) | 4,385) | 4,456) | 4,259) | 4,353) | 4,469) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.53 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.44 | 1.54 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apple Inc. | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.85 | 0.80 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Arista Networks Inc. | 2.90 | 3.06 | 2.62 | 2.41 | 2.26 | 2.10 | 2.34 | 2.37 | 2.27 | 2.50 | 3.07 | 3.79 | 3.82 | 3.85 | 3.74 | 4.28 | 4.35 | 4.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cisco Systems Inc. | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.23 | 1.14 | 1.05 | 1.24 | 1.37 | 1.61 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Dell Technologies Inc. | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Super Micro Computer Inc. | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.30 | 0.16 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-12-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-29).
1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,481 ÷ 4,693 = 0.53
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. | Western Digital Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level. |