Ppg Industries Stock Current Ratio

PPQ Stock  EUR 115.95  0.80  0.69%   
PPG Industries fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to PPG Industries' financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of PPG Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure PPG Industries' intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to PPG Industries stock.
  
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PPG Industries Company Current Ratio Analysis

PPG Industries' Current Ratio is calculated by dividing the Current Assets of a company by its Current Liabilities. It measures whether or not a company has enough cash or liquid assets to pay its current liability over the next fiscal year. The ratio is regarded as a test of liquidity for a company.

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Current PPG Industries Current Ratio

    
  1.42 X  
Most of PPG Industries' fundamental indicators, such as Current Ratio, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, PPG Industries is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
Typically, short-term creditors will prefer a high current ratio because it reduces their overall risk. However, investors may prefer a lower current ratio since they are more concerned about growing the business using assets of the company. Acceptable current ratios may vary from one sector to another, but the generally accepted benchmark is to have current assets at least as twice as current liabilities (i.e., Current Ration of 2 to 1).
Competition

In accordance with the recently published financial statements, PPG Industries has a Current Ratio of 1.42 times. This is 62.92% lower than that of the Basic Materials sector and 62.43% lower than that of the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current ratio for all Germany stocks is 34.26% higher than that of the company.

PPG Current Ratio Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses PPG Industries' direct or indirect competition against its Current Ratio to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of PPG Industries could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing PPG Industries by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
PPG Industries is currently under evaluation in current ratio category among its peers.

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About PPG Industries Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze PPG Industries's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of PPG Industries using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of PPG Industries based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in PPG Stock

When determining whether PPG Industries is a strong investment it is important to analyze PPG Industries' competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact PPG Industries' future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding PPG Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Please note, there is a significant difference between PPG Industries' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if PPG Industries is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, PPG Industries' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.