Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Builders FirstSource Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Builders FirstSource Inc. current ratio improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Builders FirstSource Inc. quick ratio improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 not reaching Q1 2023 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Builders FirstSource Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 and from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
Current Ratio
Builders FirstSource Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 3,574,107) | 3,605,217) | 3,347,289) | 3,497,647) | 4,420,131) | 5,277,316) | 5,379,933) | 3,968,269) | 4,231,234) | 4,915,075) | 3,570,668) | 2,223,682) | 2,061,742) | 1,801,587) | 1,604,881) | 1,306,867) | 1,430,077) | 1,433,958) | 1,385,754) | 1,373,751) | 1,613,974) | 1,726,952) | 1,503,115) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 2,026,682) | 1,955,856) | 1,831,931) | 1,842,779) | 2,293,727) | 2,528,813) | 2,683,067) | 2,128,711) | 2,033,180) | 2,252,748) | 1,861,178) | 1,074,853) | 1,084,871) | 933,106) | 859,013) | 821,301) | 863,745) | 848,219) | 737,911) | 731,259) | 771,762) | 846,750) | 719,391) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.76 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 2.09 | 2.01 | 1.86 | 2.08 | 2.18 | 1.92 | 2.07 | 1.90 | 1.93 | 1.87 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 2.09 | 2.04 | 2.09 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.07 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.45 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.60 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.43 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1.45 | 1.53 | 1.50 | 1.38 | 1.28 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 1.10 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.47 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1.35 | 1.41 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.24 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 1.17 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 1.03 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 3,574,107 ÷ 2,026,682 = 1.76
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. | Builders FirstSource Inc. current ratio improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |
Quick Ratio
Builders FirstSource Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 88,096) | 89,316) | 144,407) | 80,445) | 84,982) | 166,185) | 281,802) | 42,603) | 224,735) | 90,266) | 19,118) | 423,806) | 340,927) | 385,461) | 163,872) | 14,096) | 43,271) | 10,552) | 11,724) | 10,127) | 34,446) | 13,196) | 10,069) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, less allowances | 1,618,107) | 1,618,666) | 1,429,939) | 1,448,139) | 1,924,912) | 2,407,841) | 2,290,513) | 1,708,796) | 2,134,269) | 2,174,674) | 1,749,650) | 880,018) | 860,842) | 719,684) | 702,192) | 614,946) | 721,134) | 715,405) | 648,942) | 654,170) | 805,317) | 820,396) | 710,448) | |||||||
| Other receivables | 247,431) | 245,893) | 144,605) | 234,966) | 268,694) | 228,191) | 223,070) | 255,075) | 167,309) | 137,304) | 96,835) | 76,436) | 64,626) | 45,164) | 54,647) | 77,447) | 49,526) | 54,257) | 50,833) | 68,637) | 59,389) | 71,345) | 60,762) | |||||||
| Contract assets | 187,987) | 190,514) | 176,116) | 183,700) | 240,346) | 270,714) | 240,668) | 207,587) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 2,141,621) | 2,144,389) | 1,895,067) | 1,947,250) | 2,518,934) | 3,072,931) | 3,036,053) | 2,214,061) | 2,526,313) | 2,402,244) | 1,865,603) | 1,380,260) | 1,266,395) | 1,150,309) | 920,711) | 706,489) | 813,931) | 780,214) | 711,499) | 732,934) | 899,152) | 904,937) | 781,279) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 2,026,682) | 1,955,856) | 1,831,931) | 1,842,779) | 2,293,727) | 2,528,813) | 2,683,067) | 2,128,711) | 2,033,180) | 2,252,748) | 1,861,178) | 1,074,853) | 1,084,871) | 933,106) | 859,013) | 821,301) | 863,745) | 848,219) | 737,911) | 731,259) | 771,762) | 846,750) | 719,391) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.22 | 1.13 | 1.04 | 1.24 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.07 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 1.07 | 1.09 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.91 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 0.82 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.73 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.92 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.92 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,141,621 ÷ 2,026,682 = 1.06
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. | Builders FirstSource Inc. quick ratio improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 not reaching Q1 2023 level. |
Cash Ratio
Builders FirstSource Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 88,096) | 89,316) | 144,407) | 80,445) | 84,982) | 166,185) | 281,802) | 42,603) | 224,735) | 90,266) | 19,118) | 423,806) | 340,927) | 385,461) | 163,872) | 14,096) | 43,271) | 10,552) | 11,724) | 10,127) | 34,446) | 13,196) | 10,069) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 88,096) | 89,316) | 144,407) | 80,445) | 84,982) | 166,185) | 281,802) | 42,603) | 224,735) | 90,266) | 19,118) | 423,806) | 340,927) | 385,461) | 163,872) | 14,096) | 43,271) | 10,552) | 11,724) | 10,127) | 34,446) | 13,196) | 10,069) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 2,026,682) | 1,955,856) | 1,831,931) | 1,842,779) | 2,293,727) | 2,528,813) | 2,683,067) | 2,128,711) | 2,033,180) | 2,252,748) | 1,861,178) | 1,074,853) | 1,084,871) | 933,106) | 859,013) | 821,301) | 863,745) | 848,219) | 737,911) | 731,259) | 771,762) | 846,750) | 719,391) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.01 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).
1 Q3 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 88,096 ÷ 2,026,682 = 0.04
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. | Builders FirstSource Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 and from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023. |