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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTX)

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Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

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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 3.99 4.08 4.14 4.28 4.83 4.70 4.50 4.75 4.46 4.62 4.61 4.39 4.33 3.72 3.72 3.54 3.61 3.44 3.74 3.78
Quick ratio 3.60 3.74 3.82 3.95 4.46 4.28 4.14 4.37 4.04 4.21 4.16 4.06 4.02 3.46 3.47 3.27 3.33 3.20 3.51 3.54
Cash ratio 3.16 3.31 3.35 3.44 3.93 3.74 3.62 3.78 3.51 3.64 3.65 3.56 3.55 3.07 3.03 2.72 2.85 2.88 3.14 3.14

Based on: 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. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Current Ratio

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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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 thousands)
Current assets 14,144,200 14,695,800 13,872,900 12,965,700 13,234,800 12,271,000 11,503,500 10,361,300 9,560,600 8,852,540 8,457,514 8,539,307 8,133,379 7,458,456 6,694,320 5,446,400 4,822,829 4,777,094 4,710,968 4,183,039
Current liabilities 3,547,400 3,599,400 3,352,100 3,026,200 2,742,100 2,609,300 2,556,200 2,180,200 2,142,000 1,914,264 1,836,448 1,944,050 1,877,533 2,004,026 1,798,640 1,538,750 1,334,827 1,388,894 1,259,220 1,106,468
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio1 3.99 4.08 4.14 4.28 4.83 4.70 4.50 4.75 4.46 4.62 4.61 4.39 4.33 3.72 3.72 3.54 3.61 3.44 3.74 3.78
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.87 0.96 0.89 0.96 0.96 0.93 0.84 0.82 0.79 1.01 0.91 0.83 0.84 0.95 0.86 3.14 3.18 1.15 0.89 1.04
Amgen Inc. 1.65 2.86 2.77 3.14 1.41 1.68 1.53 1.44 1.59 1.64 1.31 1.66 1.81 2.28 2.18 1.59 1.44 2.89 2.89 2.77
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.43 1.18 1.39 1.42 1.25 1.42 1.44 1.32 1.52 1.47 1.54 1.56 1.58 1.67 1.47 1.66 1.60 3.83 3.88 1.93
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.94 1.05 1.13 1.30 1.05 1.13 1.10 1.27 1.23 1.30 1.15 1.42 1.40 1.36 1.22 1.11 1.16 1.17 1.13 1.12
Gilead Sciences Inc. 1.43 1.34 1.02 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.43 1.48 1.27 1.37 1.36 1.37 1.40 3.25 2.33 3.04 3.10 2.96 3.76 3.62
Johnson & Johnson 1.16 1.21 1.12 1.07 0.99 1.43 1.42 1.39 1.35 1.34 1.39 1.28 1.21 1.48 1.25 1.31 1.26 1.26 1.33 1.44
Merck & Co. Inc. 1.25 1.38 1.28 1.44 1.47 1.46 1.39 1.40 1.27 1.31 1.31 1.02 1.02 1.30 1.32 1.11 1.24 1.26 1.21 1.37
Pfizer Inc. 0.91 2.38 2.12 1.37 1.22 1.59 1.42 1.39 1.40 1.39 1.37 1.48 1.35 1.40 1.42 1.03 0.88 0.90 1.47 1.54
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 5.69 5.18 5.45 5.45 5.06 5.36 5.12 4.76 3.56 3.71 3.57 3.12 3.63 3.89 2.12 4.21 3.67 4.03 3.88 4.58
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 1.75 1.63 1.42 1.27 1.48 1.74 1.65 1.56 1.50 3.19 2.78 2.53 2.13 2.93 2.62 2.32 1.92 1.80 1.49 1.69

Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 14,144,200 ÷ 3,547,400 = 3.99

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. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Quick Ratio

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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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 thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents 10,369,100 11,110,200 10,151,100 9,289,900 10,504,000 9,171,500 8,702,200 7,600,100 6,795,000 6,275,698 6,063,678 6,304,330 5,988,187 5,358,087 4,831,332 3,593,412 3,109,322 3,397,941 3,294,684 2,893,885
Marketable securities 849,200 818,000 1,085,200 1,124,200 274,500 599,200 551,200 638,000 729,900 685,187 644,315 619,638 670,710 792,971 619,437 596,984 698,972 598,390 656,538 584,150
Accounts receivable, net 1,563,400 1,538,700 1,556,200 1,547,800 1,442,200 1,385,200 1,332,900 1,292,800 1,136,800 1,100,372 929,142 977,551 885,352 791,917 791,768 845,269 633,518 443,315 464,900 438,297
Total quick assets 12,781,700 13,466,900 12,792,500 11,961,900 12,220,700 11,155,900 10,586,300 9,530,900 8,661,700 8,061,257 7,637,135 7,901,519 7,544,249 6,942,975 6,242,537 5,035,665 4,441,812 4,439,646 4,416,122 3,916,332
 
Current liabilities 3,547,400 3,599,400 3,352,100 3,026,200 2,742,100 2,609,300 2,556,200 2,180,200 2,142,000 1,914,264 1,836,448 1,944,050 1,877,533 2,004,026 1,798,640 1,538,750 1,334,827 1,388,894 1,259,220 1,106,468
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio1 3.60 3.74 3.82 3.95 4.46 4.28 4.14 4.37 4.04 4.21 4.16 4.06 4.02 3.46 3.47 3.27 3.33 3.20 3.51 3.54
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.63 0.71 0.63 0.66 0.69 0.69 0.61 0.56 0.56 0.75 0.65 0.61 0.60 0.68 0.58 2.88 2.91 0.92 0.64 0.78
Amgen Inc. 0.99 2.41 2.34 2.62 0.95 1.17 0.99 0.90 1.06 1.19 0.86 1.16 1.30 1.65 1.60 1.10 1.01 2.28 2.41 2.37
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.04 0.77 0.94 1.01 0.87 0.98 1.07 1.03 1.20 1.16 1.16 1.25 1.28 1.43 1.26 1.38 1.26 3.63 3.61 1.64
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.52 0.58 0.63 0.79 0.63 0.71 0.67 0.77 0.80 0.79 0.67 0.83 0.85 0.79 0.68 0.64 0.68 0.66 0.67 0.65
Gilead Sciences Inc. 1.06 0.98 0.78 0.95 0.99 0.96 1.06 1.06 0.95 1.01 1.05 0.99 1.08 2.93 2.09 2.78 2.86 2.74 3.41 3.32
Johnson & Johnson 0.82 0.86 0.84 0.81 0.71 1.10 1.09 1.06 1.04 1.03 1.04 0.97 0.91 1.17 0.92 0.98 0.94 0.93 0.95 1.01
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.68 0.83 0.74 0.90 0.93 0.90 0.85 0.84 0.73 0.78 0.75 0.58 0.58 0.77 0.84 0.66 0.78 0.80 0.75 0.88
Pfizer Inc. 0.50 1.78 1.59 0.88 0.80 1.18 1.02 0.95 1.00 0.99 0.91 0.88 0.78 0.93 0.98 0.60 0.50 0.50 0.71 0.72
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 4.82 4.31 4.53 4.54 4.16 4.37 4.20 3.95 2.98 3.03 2.92 2.39 2.86 3.02 1.61 3.38 2.81 3.14 2.99 3.66
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 1.27 1.13 0.89 0.80 1.06 1.06 0.98 0.97 1.00 2.37 1.92 1.70 1.63 2.16 1.83 1.48 1.19 0.97 0.85 0.89

Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 12,781,700 ÷ 3,547,400 = 3.60

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. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Cash Ratio

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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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 thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents 10,369,100 11,110,200 10,151,100 9,289,900 10,504,000 9,171,500 8,702,200 7,600,100 6,795,000 6,275,698 6,063,678 6,304,330 5,988,187 5,358,087 4,831,332 3,593,412 3,109,322 3,397,941 3,294,684 2,893,885
Marketable securities 849,200 818,000 1,085,200 1,124,200 274,500 599,200 551,200 638,000 729,900 685,187 644,315 619,638 670,710 792,971 619,437 596,984 698,972 598,390 656,538 584,150
Total cash assets 11,218,300 11,928,200 11,236,300 10,414,100 10,778,500 9,770,700 9,253,400 8,238,100 7,524,900 6,960,885 6,707,993 6,923,968 6,658,897 6,151,058 5,450,769 4,190,396 3,808,294 3,996,331 3,951,222 3,478,035
 
Current liabilities 3,547,400 3,599,400 3,352,100 3,026,200 2,742,100 2,609,300 2,556,200 2,180,200 2,142,000 1,914,264 1,836,448 1,944,050 1,877,533 2,004,026 1,798,640 1,538,750 1,334,827 1,388,894 1,259,220 1,106,468
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio1 3.16 3.31 3.35 3.44 3.93 3.74 3.62 3.78 3.51 3.64 3.65 3.56 3.55 3.07 3.03 2.72 2.85 2.88 3.14 3.14
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.34 0.38 0.27 0.24 0.31 0.36 0.29 0.23 0.28 0.43 0.30 0.31 0.30 0.33 0.25 2.50 2.56 0.61 0.32 0.38
Amgen Inc. 0.60 2.05 2.00 2.22 0.59 0.80 0.57 0.51 0.66 0.87 0.55 0.82 0.91 1.24 1.09 0.68 0.69 1.94 2.05 2.07
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.55 0.33 0.43 0.49 0.42 0.48 0.63 0.66 0.78 0.73 0.68 0.75 0.83 1.03 0.92 0.95 0.84 3.10 3.02 0.99
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.11 0.11 0.15 0.23 0.13 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.26 0.28 0.22 0.26 0.29 0.30 0.20 0.14 0.21 0.15 0.20 0.19
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.64 0.57 0.48 0.56 0.57 0.54 0.61 0.62 0.56 0.56 0.64 0.58 0.65 2.52 1.79 2.34 2.50 2.39 3.03 2.97
Johnson & Johnson 0.50 0.53 0.53 0.54 0.42 0.75 0.73 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.65 0.60 0.59 0.79 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.51 0.49 0.53
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.28 0.38 0.27 0.45 0.54 0.49 0.44 0.40 0.34 0.42 0.39 0.26 0.30 0.36 0.50 0.32 0.47 0.39 0.35 0.47
Pfizer Inc. 0.27 1.42 1.29 0.55 0.54 0.82 0.70 0.61 0.73 0.71 0.61 0.51 0.47 0.64 0.70 0.31 0.26 0.25 0.40 0.39
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3.17 2.75 2.88 2.89 2.46 2.44 2.49 2.34 1.45 1.56 1.05 1.09 1.33 1.29 0.85 1.95 1.53 1.63 1.56 2.14
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.58 0.43 0.22 0.22 0.50 0.26 0.17 0.23 0.33 1.55 1.01 0.80 1.00 1.21 0.97 0.54 0.39 0.22 0.30 0.19

Based on: 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 Q4 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 11,218,300 ÷ 3,547,400 = 3.16

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. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.