- quick-assets ratio
- quick-assets ratio UK }} US }} noun [S] ACCOUNTING► ACID TEST RATIO(Cf. ↑acid test ratio)
Financial and business terms. 2012.
quick-assets ratio
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net quick assets ratio — ➔ ratio * * * net quick assets ratio UK US noun [C] FINANCE, ACCOUNTING ► a measure of whether a company has enough assets that could easily be changed into cash to pay its debts if sales were to suddenly slow down or stop … Financial and business terms
ratio — 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: •… … Financial and business terms
Quick Ratio — An indicator of a company s short term liquidity. The quick ratio measures a company s ability to meet its short term obligations with its most liquid assets. The higher the quick ratio, the better the position of the company. The quick ratio is… … Investment dictionary
acid 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… … Financial and business terms
Quick ratio — In finance, the Acid test or quick ratio or liquid ratio measures the ability of a company to use its near cash or quick assets to immediately extinguish or retire its current liabilities. Quick assets include those current assets that presumably … Wikipedia
quick ratio — A commonly used, but not always accurate, proxy for a firm s liquidity. The quick ratio is calculated by subtracting inventory from current assets and then dividing the result by current liabilities. Sometimes called the acid test ratio. American … Financial and business terms
Quick ratio — Indicator of a company s financial strength (or weakness). Calculated by taking current assets less inventories, divided by current liabilities. This ratio provides information regarding the firm s liquidity and ability to meet its obligations.… … Financial and business terms
Quick Ratio — Liquiditätsgrade sind insbesondere in der Unternehmensfinanzierung und der Finanzbuchhaltung verwendete betriebswirtschaftliche Kennzahlen, mit denen die Fähigkeit eines Unternehmens, seinen Zahlungsverpflichtungen fristgerecht nachzukommen,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
quick ratio — (Economics) ratio between the current debts of a company and its current liquid assets (measures the company s ability to fulfill its financial obligations over the short term) … English contemporary dictionary
liquid 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… … Accounting dictionary
