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Liquidity ratio Junyup, Dachan and Rithvik
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Liquidity Ratios Calculates how easily a firm can pay its short term financial obligations. 2 main liquidity ratios: Current ratio- deals with firm’s liquid assets and short term liabilities. Acid Test- Ignores stock when measuring the short term liquidity, therefore it is stricter.
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Current RatioAcid Test Ratio (quick ratio) Deals with firm’s liquid assets. Helps to reveal firm’s ability to use liquid assets to cover short term debts. Current ratio of 1.5-2.0 is desirable (if under- short term debts>liquid assets. If over- business may be holding current assets in unprofitable form). Deals with firm’s liquid assets but ignore stocks when measuring short term liquidity. A stricter test for liquidity. Ratio should be at least 1:1 otherwise firm might experience liquidity crisis. If it’s too high, firm could be holding onto too much cash rather than using it effectively.
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