Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-02-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-02-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-03-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-03-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-05-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-02-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-11-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-05-28).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then slightly improved 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. | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then slightly improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then slightly improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Current Ratio
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 27, 2022 | May 28, 2022 | Feb 26, 2022 | Nov 27, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 29, 2021 | Feb 27, 2021 | Nov 28, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 30, 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | Nov 30, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | Jun 1, 2019 | Mar 2, 2019 | Dec 1, 2018 | Sep 1, 2018 | Jun 2, 2018 | Mar 3, 2018 | Nov 25, 2017 | Aug 26, 2017 | May 27, 2017 | Feb 25, 2017 | Nov 26, 2016 | Aug 27, 2016 | May 28, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 1,904,155) | 2,057,308) | 2,363,154) | 2,947,453) | 3,101,369) | 3,206,859) | 3,620,045) | 3,964,541) | 3,743,558) | 3,816,234) | 3,826,285) | 3,804,440) | 3,620,151) | 3,697,092) | 3,909,972) | 4,480,613) | 4,276,144) | 3,956,381) | 3,971,078) | 3,940,491) | 3,530,364) | 3,650,173) | 3,810,744) | 4,270,122) | 3,928,504) | 3,898,031) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 1,828,468) | 2,026,455) | 2,074,787) | 2,218,963) | 2,166,766) | 2,053,498) | 2,294,921) | 2,708,455) | 2,502,539) | 2,464,037) | 2,466,526) | 2,698,043) | 2,487,110) | 2,431,082) | 2,077,632) | 2,679,028) | 2,444,017) | 2,128,067) | 2,165,685) | 2,361,067) | 1,989,020) | 2,125,019) | 2,032,501) | 2,507,391) | 1,997,677) | 1,977,147) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.14 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.46 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.52 | 1.88 | 1.67 | 1.75 | 1.86 | 1.83 | 1.67 | 1.77 | 1.72 | 1.87 | 1.70 | 1.97 | 1.97 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 1.18 | 1.11 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.23 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.17 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 1.11 | 1.17 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.41 | 1.51 | 2.20 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.23 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.64 | 1.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-02-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-02-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-03-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-03-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-05-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-02-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-11-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-05-28).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,904,155 ÷ 1,828,468 = 1.04
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. | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then slightly improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Quick Ratio
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 27, 2022 | May 28, 2022 | Feb 26, 2022 | Nov 27, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 29, 2021 | Feb 27, 2021 | Nov 28, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 30, 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | Nov 30, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | Jun 1, 2019 | Mar 2, 2019 | Dec 1, 2018 | Sep 1, 2018 | Jun 2, 2018 | Mar 3, 2018 | Nov 25, 2017 | Aug 26, 2017 | May 27, 2017 | Feb 25, 2017 | Nov 26, 2016 | Aug 27, 2016 | May 28, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 135,270) | 107,543) | 439,496) | 509,054) | 970,592) | 1,097,267) | 1,352,984) | 1,462,612) | 1,441,845) | 1,120,974) | 1,000,340) | 900,077) | 983,847) | 700,389) | 508,971) | 762,513) | 869,297) | 678,646) | 346,140) | 453,103) | 464,062) | 469,320) | 488,329) | 473,006) | 577,844) | 544,269) | ||||||||
| Short-term investment securities | —) | —) | —) | —) | 29,999) | 29,997) | —) | —) | —) | 29,485) | 385,642) | —) | —) | 201,664) | 485,799) | 238,267) | 205,916) | 148,313) | 378,039) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 22,495) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | ||||||||
| Total quick assets | 135,270) | 107,543) | 439,496) | 509,054) | 1,000,591) | 1,127,264) | 1,352,984) | 1,462,612) | 1,441,845) | 1,150,459) | 1,385,982) | 900,077) | 983,847) | 902,053) | 994,770) | 1,000,780) | 1,075,213) | 826,959) | 724,179) | 453,103) | 464,062) | 469,320) | 488,329) | 473,006) | 577,844) | 566,764) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 1,828,468) | 2,026,455) | 2,074,787) | 2,218,963) | 2,166,766) | 2,053,498) | 2,294,921) | 2,708,455) | 2,502,539) | 2,464,037) | 2,466,526) | 2,698,043) | 2,487,110) | 2,431,082) | 2,077,632) | 2,679,028) | 2,444,017) | 2,128,067) | 2,165,685) | 2,361,067) | 1,989,020) | 2,125,019) | 2,032,501) | 2,507,391) | 1,997,677) | 1,977,147) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.77 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.96 | 0.50 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-02-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-02-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-03-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-03-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-05-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-02-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-11-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-05-28).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 135,270 ÷ 1,828,468 = 0.07
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. | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then slightly improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |
Cash Ratio
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 27, 2022 | May 28, 2022 | Feb 26, 2022 | Nov 27, 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | May 29, 2021 | Feb 27, 2021 | Nov 28, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | May 30, 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | Nov 30, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | Jun 1, 2019 | Mar 2, 2019 | Dec 1, 2018 | Sep 1, 2018 | Jun 2, 2018 | Mar 3, 2018 | Nov 25, 2017 | Aug 26, 2017 | May 27, 2017 | Feb 25, 2017 | Nov 26, 2016 | Aug 27, 2016 | May 28, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 135,270) | 107,543) | 439,496) | 509,054) | 970,592) | 1,097,267) | 1,352,984) | 1,462,612) | 1,441,845) | 1,120,974) | 1,000,340) | 900,077) | 983,847) | 700,389) | 508,971) | 762,513) | 869,297) | 678,646) | 346,140) | 453,103) | 464,062) | 469,320) | 488,329) | 473,006) | 577,844) | 544,269) | ||||||||
| Short-term investment securities | —) | —) | —) | —) | 29,999) | 29,997) | —) | —) | —) | 29,485) | 385,642) | —) | —) | 201,664) | 485,799) | 238,267) | 205,916) | 148,313) | 378,039) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | 22,495) | ||||||||
| Total cash assets | 135,270) | 107,543) | 439,496) | 509,054) | 1,000,591) | 1,127,264) | 1,352,984) | 1,462,612) | 1,441,845) | 1,150,459) | 1,385,982) | 900,077) | 983,847) | 902,053) | 994,770) | 1,000,780) | 1,075,213) | 826,959) | 724,179) | 453,103) | 464,062) | 469,320) | 488,329) | 473,006) | 577,844) | 566,764) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | 1,828,468) | 2,026,455) | 2,074,787) | 2,218,963) | 2,166,766) | 2,053,498) | 2,294,921) | 2,708,455) | 2,502,539) | 2,464,037) | 2,466,526) | 2,698,043) | 2,487,110) | 2,431,082) | 2,077,632) | 2,679,028) | 2,444,017) | 2,128,067) | 2,165,685) | 2,361,067) | 1,989,020) | 2,125,019) | 2,032,501) | 2,507,391) | 1,997,677) | 1,977,147) | ||||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.56 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amazon.com Inc. | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.76 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Home Depot Inc. | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.37 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lowe’s Cos. Inc. | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| TJX Cos. Inc. | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.92 | 0.45 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-02-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-02-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-03-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-12-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-03-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-08-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-05-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-02-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-11-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-08-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-05-28).
1 Q2 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 135,270 ÷ 1,828,468 = 0.07
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. | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023 but then slightly improved from Q1 2023 to Q2 2023. |