Ratios Flashcards
What’s liquidity
Measures ability of business surviving in the short term
Calculations for liquidity
Current ratio
Liquid capital ratio (acid test)
Current ratio
Current assets/current liabilities
Liquid capital ratio (acid test)
Current assets-inventories/ current liabilities
Assets
Something you own
Non current/fixed assets
Assets that stay in a business for more than one year
Land,buildings, equipment
Current assets
Assets that can be turned into cash within one year
Stock, inventory
Tangible assets
Assets that can be touched
Stock
Intangible assets
Assets that can’t be touched but add value
Patents, logo, brand names
Liabilities
Something a business owes
Non current liabilities
Debts that take longer to pay
Current liabilities
Debt that’s payable within a year
Overdraft debt, wages