Stock Analysis on Net

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)

Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
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Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

AT&T Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 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
Current ratio 0.73 0.70 0.68 0.71 0.69 0.68 0.51 0.59 0.62 0.70 0.93 0.70 0.70 0.77 0.82 0.82 0.84 0.81 0.76 0.79 0.74 0.71 0.72
Quick ratio 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.33 0.32 0.35 0.22 0.27 0.26 0.31 0.68 0.45 0.46 0.34 0.37 0.47 0.49 0.52 0.43 0.50 0.43 0.46 0.47
Cash ratio 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.13 0.15 0.18 0.05 0.07 0.05 0.08 0.47 0.25 0.26 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.24 0.14 0.18 0.10 0.13 0.10

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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. AT&T Inc. current ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. AT&T Inc. quick ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. AT&T Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Current Ratio

AT&T Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 29,799 29,868 30,445 36,458 35,620 36,672 29,903 33,108 32,295 34,485 76,856 59,997 57,230 62,869 62,754 52,008 49,971 56,555 52,704 54,761 50,695 47,218 46,472
Current liabilities 40,658 42,429 44,834 51,127 51,684 54,159 58,150 56,173 52,257 49,189 82,494 85,588 81,601 82,126 76,608 63,438 59,565 69,469 69,704 68,911 68,126 66,376 64,652
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio1 0.73 0.70 0.68 0.71 0.69 0.68 0.51 0.59 0.62 0.70 0.93 0.70 0.70 0.77 0.82 0.82 0.84 0.81 0.76 0.79 0.74 0.71 0.72
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 1.08 0.84 0.94 0.91 0.86 0.82 0.79 0.77 0.81 0.85 0.81 0.89 0.87 0.94 0.96 1.10 0.98 1.05 0.64 0.74 0.66 0.62 0.66
Verizon Communications Inc. 0.66 0.63 0.71 0.69 0.68 0.73 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.76 0.78 0.97 0.89 1.02 1.38 1.07 0.96 0.99 0.84 0.89 0.87 0.87

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 29,799 ÷ 40,658 = 0.73

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. AT&T Inc. current ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Quick Ratio

AT&T Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 2,586 3,093 3,520 6,722 7,540 9,528 2,821 3,701 2,423 4,018 38,565 21,169 21,270 11,869 11,342 9,740 9,758 16,941 9,955 12,130 6,588 8,423 6,516
Accounts receivable, net of related allowances for credit loss 9,068 9,686 9,577 10,289 8,962 9,304 10,214 11,466 11,384 11,377 17,218 17,571 16,304 15,771 16,971 20,215 19,379 19,127 19,908 22,636 22,921 22,381 23,863
Total quick assets 11,654 12,779 13,097 17,011 16,502 18,832 13,035 15,167 13,807 15,395 55,783 38,740 37,574 27,640 28,313 29,955 29,137 36,068 29,863 34,766 29,509 30,804 30,379
 
Current liabilities 40,658 42,429 44,834 51,127 51,684 54,159 58,150 56,173 52,257 49,189 82,494 85,588 81,601 82,126 76,608 63,438 59,565 69,469 69,704 68,911 68,126 66,376 64,652
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio1 0.29 0.30 0.29 0.33 0.32 0.35 0.22 0.27 0.26 0.31 0.68 0.45 0.46 0.34 0.37 0.47 0.49 0.52 0.43 0.50 0.43 0.46 0.47
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 0.84 0.64 0.73 0.68 0.64 0.65 0.58 0.57 0.62 0.62 0.58 0.66 0.65 0.75 0.72 0.84 0.70 0.76 0.36 0.48 0.46 0.41 0.43
Verizon Communications Inc. 0.50 0.46 0.52 0.51 0.50 0.54 0.53 0.54 0.48 0.52 0.54 0.57 0.78 0.65 0.84 1.16 0.87 0.79 0.75 0.62 0.71 0.70 0.69

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 11,654 ÷ 40,658 = 0.29

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. AT&T Inc. quick ratio improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.

Cash Ratio

AT&T Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 2,586 3,093 3,520 6,722 7,540 9,528 2,821 3,701 2,423 4,018 38,565 21,169 21,270 11,869 11,342 9,740 9,758 16,941 9,955 12,130 6,588 8,423 6,516
Total cash assets 2,586 3,093 3,520 6,722 7,540 9,528 2,821 3,701 2,423 4,018 38,565 21,169 21,270 11,869 11,342 9,740 9,758 16,941 9,955 12,130 6,588 8,423 6,516
 
Current liabilities 40,658 42,429 44,834 51,127 51,684 54,159 58,150 56,173 52,257 49,189 82,494 85,588 81,601 82,126 76,608 63,438 59,565 69,469 69,704 68,911 68,126 66,376 64,652
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio1 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.13 0.15 0.18 0.05 0.07 0.05 0.08 0.47 0.25 0.26 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.24 0.14 0.18 0.10 0.13 0.10
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors2
T-Mobile US Inc. 0.47 0.28 0.33 0.25 0.23 0.27 0.19 0.18 0.26 0.15 0.15 0.28 0.21 0.36 0.34 0.48 0.33 0.48 0.08 0.12 0.13 0.08 0.11
Verizon Communications Inc. 0.08 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.09 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.06 0.24 0.12 0.26 0.56 0.25 0.20 0.17 0.06 0.08 0.05 0.06

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 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 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,586 ÷ 40,658 = 0.06

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. AT&T Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 and from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024.