Current assets ratio: related pages
Quick assets ratio
(current assets - stocks) ÷ current liabilities. A measure of a company's ability to pay short term debt.
Stock
Either raw materials and assets held for future sale (British usage) or equity (American usage).
Working capital
The amount of money that a company has tied up in funding its day to day operations.
Current assets
Those assets which are expected to be used (sold or consumed) within a year (unlike fixed assets) are known as current assets.
Current liabilities
Liabilities which are expected to be settled in less than a year are known as current liabilities.
Operating cash flow ratio
Operating cash flow ÷ current liabilities; a measure a company's ability to pay its short term liabilities.
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