Below are the three companies in the Building Products industry with the highest current ratios. Current ratio is useful to get an idea of how quickly a company can repay its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets. The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations.

Simpson Manufacturing ranks highest with a a current ratio of 5.2. Universal Forest Products is next with a a current ratio of 3.9. PGT ranks third highest with a a current ratio of 3.6.

Griffon follows with a a current ratio of 3.3, and Builders FirstSource rounds out the top five with a a current ratio of 3.2.

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