Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Hershey Co., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Hershey Co. current ratio improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | Hershey Co. quick ratio improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Hershey Co. cash ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 exceeding Q4 2022 level. |
Current Ratio
Hershey Co., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 2,880,905) | 2,726,100) | 2,620,406) | 2,692,734) | 2,428,465) | 2,457,438) | 2,246,206) | 2,741,944) | 2,219,181) | 2,860,024) | 2,977,905) | 3,207,096) | 2,902,944) | 2,854,753) | 2,117,102) | 2,375,055) | 2,093,558) | 2,216,929) | 2,239,181) | 2,794,046) | 2,365,105) | 2,270,496) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 2,726,057) | 3,281,348) | 3,257,154) | 3,388,614) | 3,300,910) | 2,565,637) | 2,493,313) | 1,906,495) | 1,587,002) | 1,774,632) | 1,891,745) | 2,228,193) | 2,214,818) | 2,892,799) | 2,008,793) | 2,982,374) | 2,387,427) | 2,398,185) | 2,418,566) | 2,758,826) | 2,514,257) | 3,705,507) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.06 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 1.44 | 1.40 | 1.61 | 1.57 | 1.44 | 1.31 | 0.99 | 1.05 | 0.80 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 1.01 | 0.94 | 0.61 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 0.37 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.62 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.09 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 1.02 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| PepsiCo Inc. | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.95 | 0.91 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.10 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.86 | 0.94 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 0.95 | 0.85 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,880,905 ÷ 2,726,057 = 1.06
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. | Hershey Co. current ratio improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Quick Ratio
Hershey Co., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 446,161) | 460,346) | 463,889) | 327,741) | 339,722) | 338,055) | 329,266) | 675,516) | 426,201) | 1,132,242) | 1,143,987) | 1,205,889) | 1,165,331) | 1,094,796) | 493,262) | 302,636) | 365,963) | 465,965) | 587,998) | 823,787) | 467,352) | 476,434) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, trade, net | 764,269) | 856,841) | 711,203) | 929,482) | 654,399) | 868,426) | 671,464) | 841,227) | 532,401) | 634,830) | 615,233) | 829,513) | 540,398) | 705,639) | 568,509) | 849,218) | 538,746) | 694,136) | 594,145) | 814,923) | 501,863) | 614,295) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 1,210,430) | 1,317,187) | 1,175,092) | 1,257,223) | 994,121) | 1,206,481) | 1,000,730) | 1,516,743) | 958,602) | 1,767,072) | 1,759,220) | 2,035,402) | 1,705,729) | 1,800,435) | 1,061,771) | 1,151,854) | 904,709) | 1,160,101) | 1,182,143) | 1,638,710) | 969,215) | 1,090,729) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 2,726,057) | 3,281,348) | 3,257,154) | 3,388,614) | 3,300,910) | 2,565,637) | 2,493,313) | 1,906,495) | 1,587,002) | 1,774,632) | 1,891,745) | 2,228,193) | 2,214,818) | 2,892,799) | 2,008,793) | 2,982,374) | 2,387,427) | 2,398,185) | 2,418,566) | 2,758,826) | 2,514,257) | 3,705,507) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.30 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.91 | 0.77 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.39 | 0.29 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 0.23 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.35 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 1.17 | 1.12 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.68 | 0.56 | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.57 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| PepsiCo Inc. | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.89 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.61 | 0.69 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.45 | 0.36 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,210,430 ÷ 2,726,057 = 0.44
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. | Hershey Co. quick ratio improved from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 and from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Cash Ratio
Hershey Co., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 2, 2023 | Apr 2, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Oct 2, 2022 | Jul 3, 2022 | Apr 3, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Oct 3, 2021 | Jul 4, 2021 | Apr 4, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 27, 2020 | Jun 28, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 29, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 | Apr 1, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 446,161) | 460,346) | 463,889) | 327,741) | 339,722) | 338,055) | 329,266) | 675,516) | 426,201) | 1,132,242) | 1,143,987) | 1,205,889) | 1,165,331) | 1,094,796) | 493,262) | 302,636) | 365,963) | 465,965) | 587,998) | 823,787) | 467,352) | 476,434) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 446,161) | 460,346) | 463,889) | 327,741) | 339,722) | 338,055) | 329,266) | 675,516) | 426,201) | 1,132,242) | 1,143,987) | 1,205,889) | 1,165,331) | 1,094,796) | 493,262) | 302,636) | 365,963) | 465,965) | 587,998) | 823,787) | 467,352) | 476,434) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 2,726,057) | 3,281,348) | 3,257,154) | 3,388,614) | 3,300,910) | 2,565,637) | 2,493,313) | 1,906,495) | 1,587,002) | 1,774,632) | 1,891,745) | 2,228,193) | 2,214,818) | 2,892,799) | 2,008,793) | 2,982,374) | 2,387,427) | 2,398,185) | 2,418,566) | 2,758,826) | 2,514,257) | 3,705,507) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.13 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altria Group Inc. | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.33 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Coca-Cola Co. | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.63 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.43 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| PepsiCo Inc. | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.29 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.22 | 0.17 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 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: 2018-07-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-01).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 446,161 ÷ 2,726,057 = 0.16
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. | Hershey Co. cash ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023 exceeding Q4 2022 level. |