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Financial Ratios = liquidity Ratios

Liquidity measures how quickly assets are converted into cash. These ratios are used to evaluate the company's ability to meet short-term obligations without raising external capital. They affect the credibility of the company as well as the credit rating of the company. It indicates the financial stability of the company.

 Some of the commonly used Liquidity Ratios include

 1. Current Ratio

2. Quick Ratio

3. Cash Ratio

 Current Ratios:

Current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets with current liabilities. This shows the liquidity position, i.e., how equipped is the company in meeting its short-term obligations with short-term assets. A higher figure signals that the company's day-to-day operations will not get affected by working capital issues. A current ratio of less than one is a matter of concern.

 Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities

Sometimes companies find it difficult to convert inventory into sales or receivables into cash.This may hit its ability to meet obligations. In such a case, investors may calculate the quick ratio.

Quick Ratio:

Quick ratio also known as the acid-test ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets.

Quick ratio is more conservative than the current ratio because it excludes inventory and other current assets, which can be more difficult to turn into cash.

Quick Ratio = (Current Assets - Inventories) / Current Liabilities

In situations where inventories are illiquid, the quick ratio may be a better indicator of liquidity than the current ratio.

Cash Ratio:

The cash ratio is the ratio of a company's total cash and cash equivalents to its current liabilities.It is even more conservative than the quick ratio.

Cash Ratio = (Cash + Cash Equivalents) / Current Liabilities

Cash ratio is rarely used as it is not advisable for any company to maintain high level of cash or cash equivalents to cover the current liabilities. Cash and its equivalents generate the lowest possible return and hence holding large amount of cash or cash equivalents on the balance sheet is considered to be poor utilization of assets.

Companies who have excessive cash often use this cash to either make acquisitions, pay-off high interest bearing debt, buy back shares or pay additional dividend to shareholders.

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