Liquidity, Solvency, and Leverage Ratios - Liquidity

12 important questions on Liquidity, Solvency, and Leverage Ratios - Liquidity

What does Liquidity ratios do?

Liquidity ratios measure a firm’s liquidity by relating a firm’s liquid assets to its current liabilities.
This contrasts with liquidity.


What does Net working capital report?
What is the formula?

Net working capital reports the resources the company would have to continue operating in the short run if it had to liquidate all of its current liabilities at once.

Formula:
Current assets -  Current liabilities


What are the Liquidity ratios you know?
How many? What are the distinguishing features?


For the CMA exam 5 ratios are relevant:
- Current ratio
- Quick ratio aka acid-test
- Cash ratio
- Cash flow ratio
- Net working capital ratio
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What is included in Current assets in descending order of liquidity?

Included in Current assets in descending order of liquidity is:

- cash and equivalents
- marketable securities
- receivables net of allowance for credit losses
- inventories
- prepaid items

What is included in Current liabilities in descending order of liquidity?

Included in Current liabilities in descending order of liquidity are:

- accounts payable
- notes payable
- current maturities of long-term debts
- unearned revenues
- taxes payable
- wages payable- other accruals

What is the formula of the Quick Ratio (aka acid-test)?
What does a high/low Quick Ratio (aka acid-test) indicate?

                                                  Cash + Marketable securities + AR
Quick Ratio (acid-test) = ---------------------------------------------------
                                                             Current Liabilities

  • a ratio above 1 is desirable, which indicates a low risk of default,
  • a high ratio indicates a low level of creditors risk,
  • a very high ratio may indicate inefficient asset management

What is the formula of the Cash Ratio?
What does a high/low Cash Ratio indicate?

                               Cash + Marketable securities
Cash Ratio = -----------------------------------------------
                                            Current Liabilities

  • a ratio above 1 is desirable, which indicates a low risk of default,
  • a high ratio indicates a low level of creditors risk,
  • a very high ratio may indicate inefficient asset management

What is the Liquidity of Current Liabilities?


Liquidity of Current Liabilities is the ease with which a firm can issue new debt or raise new structured (convertible, puttabel, callable, etc.) funds.

This ease is generally a function of a firm's:
- size
- reputation
- creditworthiness
- capital levels

What is the formula of the Cash Ratio?
What does a high/low Cash Ratio indicate?

                               Cash + Marketable securities
Cash Ratio = -----------------------------------------------
                                            Current Liabilities

  • a ratio above 1 is desirable, which indicates a low risk of default,
  • a high ratio indicates a low level of creditors risk,
  • a very high ratio may indicate inefficient asset management

What is the formula of the Quick Ratio (aka acid-test)?
What does a high/low Quick Ratio (aka acid-test) indicate?

                                                  Cash + Marketable securities + AR
Quick Ratio (acid-test) = ---------------------------------------------------
                                                             Current Liabilities

  • a ratio above 1 is desirable, which indicates a low risk of default,
  • a high ratio indicates a low level of creditors risk,
  • a very high ratio may indicate inefficient asset management

What is the formula of the Cash flow Ratio?
What does a high/low Cash flow Ratio indicate?

                                     Cash flow from operations
Cash flow Ratio = --------------------------------------
                                           Current Liabilities

  • a ratio above 1 is desirable, which indicates a low risk of default,
  • a high ratio indicates a low level of creditors risk,
  • a very high ratio may indicate inefficient asset management

What is the formula for the Net working capital Ratio?
What does a high/low Net working capital Ratio indicate?

                               Current Assets -/- Current Liablilities
NWC Ratio = -----------------------------------------------
                                            Total Assets

  • a ratio above 1 is desirable, which indicates a low risk of default,
  • a high ratio indicates a low level of creditors risk,
  • a very high ratio may indicate inefficient asset management

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