B. GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 1b. BALANCE SHEET/STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Flashcards
B. GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 1. BALANCE SHEET/STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Common ratios used to analyze a balance sheet: (3)
Current ratio:
Quick ratio:
Debt to equity ratio:
B. GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - 1. BALANCE SHEET/STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Current ratio: Describe
Current ratio: This is used to evaluate current assets compared to current liabilities, or:
Does the company have enough short-term resources to cover their short-term liabilities?
You want to see a ratio of at least 1 to show that the company has more current assets than current liabilities.
πΆπ’πππππ‘ π ππ‘ππ = πΆπ’πππππ‘ π΄π π ππ‘π / πΆπ’πππππ‘ πΏπππππππ‘πππ
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Quick ratio:
Quick ratio: This is a more telling version of the current ratio, with inventory and prepaids taken out of the equation.
ππ’πππ π ππ‘ππ = (πΆπ’πππππ‘ π΄π π ππ‘π βπΌππ£πππ‘πππ¦ β ππππππππ ) / πΆπ’πππππ‘ πΏπππππππ‘πππ
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Debt to equity ratio:
Debt to equity ratio: The ratio of what is owed to what is owned.
π·πππ‘ π‘π πΈππ’ππ‘π¦ = πππ‘ππ πΏπππππππ‘πππ / πβπππβππππππ βπΈππ’ππ‘π¦