Also known as liquidity ratios, liquid ratios measure how well a firm can use its short-term assets to meet its short-term debt obligations. Business managers can use several different liquidity ...

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Liquidity ratios assess if a company can cover short-term debts with available assets. Key ratios include cash, quick, current, and operating cash flow ratios. A liquidity ratio over 1 suggests a ...

Financial ratios are calculations that compare two (or more) pieces of financial data that are normally found in a company's financial statements. Ratios can be invaluable to investors making ...

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