liquid assets ratio

  • 1liquid assets — liquid capital; = quick assets; = realizable assets Assets held in cash or in something that can be readily turned into cash with minimal capital loss (e.g. deposits in a bank current account, trade debts, marketable investments). The ratio of… …

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  • 2liquid assets — liquid capital; quick assets; realizable assets Assets held in cash or in something that can be readily turned into cash with minimal capital loss (e. g. deposits in a bank current account, trade debts, marketable investments). The ratio of these …

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  • 3ratio — the proportional relationship of one thing to another * * * ratio ra‧ti‧o [ˈreɪʆiəʊ ǁ ˈreɪʆoʊ] noun [countable] a relationship between two amounts that is represented by a pair of numbers showing how much greater one amount is than the other: •… …

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  • 4liquid ratio — quick ratio A ratio used for assessing the liquidity of a company; it is the ratio of the liquid assets (i.e. the current assets less the stock) to the current liabilities. Although there is no rule of thumb, and there are industry differences, a …

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  • 5liquid ratio — quick ratio A ratio used for assessing the liquidity of a company; it is the ratio of the liquid assets (i. e. the current assets less the stock) to the current liabilities For example, a company has current assets of £250, 000, including stock… …

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  • 6liquid ratio — /lɪkwəd ˈreɪʃioʊ / (say likwuhd raysheeoh) noun the ratio of a company s liquid assets to its current liabilities. Also, liquidity ratio …

  • 7liquid ratio — n. (Accounting) index of liquid assets of a business compared to its current debts (used to estimate financial stability in the immediate future) …

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  • 8Liquidity Coverage Ratio - LCR — Highly liquid assets held by financial institutions in order to meet short term obligations. The Liquidity coverage ratio is designed to ensure that financial institutions have the necessary assets on hand to ride out short term liquidity… …

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  • 9Debt ratio — is a financial ratio that indicates the percentage of a company s assets that are provided via debt. It is the ratio of total debt (the sum of current liabilities and long term liabilities) and total assets (the sum of current assets, fixed… …

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  • 10acid test ratio — Another name for the quick ratio. American Banker Glossary Also called the quick ratio, the ratio of current assets minus inventories ( inventory), accruals ( accrued interest), and prepaid items to current liabilities. Bloomberg Financial… …

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