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What are the important ratios to know the company liquidity?

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Question added by Wasim khan wazir , Finance Specialist , Mott Macdonald
Date Posted: 2016/03/21

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A set of ratios which are used to determine the liquidity available to the company are as follows

Liquidity ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities 

Quick ratio = (Current assets -  Inventory) / Current liabilities 

Cash ratio = Cash and cash equivalents / Current liabilities 

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Syed Kamal Mujtaba
by Syed Kamal Mujtaba , Auditor , Mashal Al Zarooni & Co. CA

Besides the ratios listed by Mohammad Ali. Following must Also be considered

Net Working Capital/ Working capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities:- This is not the ratio but it tells the liquidity of the company in a very generalized way.

 

Operating Cash Flow Ratio = Cash Flows from operations / Current Liabilities :- it tells us how cash flow from operations covered the current liablities.

Muhammad Ramzan Tufail  ACCA
by Muhammad Ramzan Tufail ACCA , Assistant Finance Manager , Eltizam Asset Management Group

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Liquidity ratios are Current ratio & Asset test/Quick ratio.

 

Quick ratio is better than current ratio, as it only includes effect of most liquid current assets.

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

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Fathi Matbaq
by Fathi Matbaq , Senior Purchasing Officer , Alghanim Industries

Short term Liquidity Analysis consist of the following ratios: 1. Current ratio. 2. Acid-rest ratio. 3. AR turnover 4. Inventory turnover. 5. Approximate conversion ratio. 6. Working capital.

Mohammad Iqbal Abubaker
by Mohammad Iqbal Abubaker , Jahaca Pty Ltd - Accounts Administrator , Jahaca Pty Ltd - Accounts Administrator

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Abdul Khalique
by Abdul Khalique , Finance Manager , Value Real Estate & Construction

Important ratios to know the company liquidity:

A company's liquidity is its ability to meet its near-term obligations, and it is a major measure of financial health. Liquidity can be measured through several ratios.

Current ratio. The current ratio is the most basic liquidity test. It signifies a company's ability to meet its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets. A current ratio greater than or equal to one indicates that current assets should be able to satisfy near-term obligations. A current ratio of less than one may mean the firm has liquidity issues.

Current Ratio = (Current Assets) / Current Liabilities

Quick Ratio. The quick ratio is a tougher test of liquidity than the current ratio. It eliminates certain current assets such as inventory and prepaid expenses that may be more difficult to convert to cash. Like the current ratio, having a quick ratio above one means a company should have little problem with liquidity. The higher the ratio, the more liquid it is, and the better able the company will be to ride out any downturn in its business.

Quick Ratio = (Cash + Accounts Receivable + Short-Term or Marketable Securities) / (Current Liabilities)

Cash Ratio. The cash ratio is the most conservative liquidity ratio of all. It only measures the ability of a firm's cash, along with investments that are easily converted into cash, to pay its short-term obligations. Along with the quick ratio, a higher cash ratio generally means the company is in better financial shape.

 

Cash Ratio = (Cash + Short-Term or Marketable Securities) / (Current Liabilities)

حسين محمد ياسين
by حسين محمد ياسين , Finance Manager , مؤسسة عبد الماجد محمد العمر للمقاولات العامة

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Ahmed Abouelmagd
by Ahmed Abouelmagd , Account Manager , KM International Factory

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Mohammad Ashi CFA CMA
by Mohammad Ashi CFA CMA , Group Finance Manager , QOAD

Current Ratio

quick ratio

operating cash flow ratio

cash conversion cycle

Mohamed Hakeem Meerashahib
by Mohamed Hakeem Meerashahib , Branch Manager , Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation

  • Liquidity ratio
  • Leverage ratio
  • Profitability ratio
  • Working capital usage ratio

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