Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
General Dynamics Corp., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | General Dynamics Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | General Dynamics Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | General Dynamics Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Current Ratio
General Dynamics Corp., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 20,865) | 21,135) | 24,741) | 19,780) | 20,151) | 19,557) | 18,867) | 18,189) | 19,958) | 19,827) | 20,464) | 18,328) | 18,080) | 17,126) | 16,614) | 15,447) | 15,297) | 14,386) | 14,188) | 14,571) | 15,288) | 15,773) | 16,352) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 16,120) | 16,606) | 18,440) | 16,801) | 18,227) | 18,014) | 15,382) | 14,739) | 15,689) | 16,573) | 15,242) | 13,099) | 13,209) | 13,503) | 13,165) | 12,846) | 11,893) | 12,135) | 12,423) | 12,445) | 13,178) | 12,708) | 13,112) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.18 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.37 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 1.24 | 1.25 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 1.94 | 1.42 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.52 | 1.66 | 1.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 1.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 20,865 ÷ 16,120 = 1.29
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. | General Dynamics Corp. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Quick Ratio
General Dynamics Corp., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | 1,469) | 2,300) | 5,330) | 902) | 974) | 702) | 673) | 963) | 1,010) | 1,862) | 4,332) | 2,983) | 2,722) | 1,856) | 2,168) | 2,334) | 2,303) | 1,899) | 1,907) | 2,785) | 3,372) | 4,032) | 4,412) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | 3,863) | 3,515) | 3,547) | 3,544) | 3,489) | 3,673) | 3,718) | 3,759) | 3,736) | 3,874) | 3,769) | 3,617) | 3,391) | 3,690) | 3,483) | 3,611) | 3,502) | 3,539) | 3,654) | 3,446) | 3,796) | 3,595) | 3,661) | |||||||
| Unbilled receivables | 8,143) | 7,715) | 7,938) | 7,857) | 8,077) | 7,554) | 7,367) | 6,576) | 7,564) | 7,125) | 5,865) | 5,240) | 5,609) | 5,045) | 4,557) | 5,282) | 5,213) | 4,996) | 4,705) | 4,357) | 4,215) | 4,273) | 4,444) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 13,475) | 13,530) | 16,815) | 12,303) | 12,540) | 11,929) | 11,758) | 11,298) | 12,310) | 12,861) | 13,966) | 11,840) | 11,722) | 10,591) | 10,208) | 11,227) | 11,018) | 10,434) | 10,266) | 10,588) | 11,383) | 11,900) | 12,517) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 16,120) | 16,606) | 18,440) | 16,801) | 18,227) | 18,014) | 15,382) | 14,739) | 15,689) | 16,573) | 15,242) | 13,099) | 13,209) | 13,503) | 13,165) | 12,846) | 11,893) | 12,135) | 12,423) | 12,445) | 13,178) | 12,708) | 13,112) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.91 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.95 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 1.22 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1.27 | 1.26 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 13,475 ÷ 16,120 = 0.84
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. | General Dynamics Corp. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 but then slightly improved from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |
Cash Ratio
General Dynamics Corp., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2017 | Oct 1, 2017 | Jul 2, 2017 | Apr 2, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Oct 2, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Apr 3, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Oct 4, 2015 | Jul 5, 2015 | Apr 5, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | 1,469) | 2,300) | 5,330) | 902) | 974) | 702) | 673) | 963) | 1,010) | 1,862) | 4,332) | 2,983) | 2,722) | 1,856) | 2,168) | 2,334) | 2,303) | 1,899) | 1,907) | 2,785) | 3,372) | 4,032) | 4,412) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 1,469) | 2,300) | 5,330) | 902) | 974) | 702) | 673) | 963) | 1,010) | 1,862) | 4,332) | 2,983) | 2,722) | 1,856) | 2,168) | 2,334) | 2,303) | 1,899) | 1,907) | 2,785) | 3,372) | 4,032) | 4,412) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 16,120) | 16,606) | 18,440) | 16,801) | 18,227) | 18,014) | 15,382) | 14,739) | 15,689) | 16,573) | 15,242) | 13,099) | 13,209) | 13,503) | 13,165) | 12,846) | 11,893) | 12,135) | 12,423) | 12,445) | 13,178) | 12,708) | 13,112) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.34 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 0.58 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2016-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-10-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-07-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2015-04-05).
1 Q3 2020 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 1,469 ÷ 16,120 = 0.09
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. | General Dynamics Corp. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 and from Q2 2020 to Q3 2020. |