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Cash Ratio
The cash ratio the most conservative ratio than the current and quick ratios. To calculate it, we take the sum of cash & equivalents and marketable securities, and divide it by total current assets.
As you have probably guessed, this ratio indicates a company’s ability to pay all of its current liabilities with its cash and cash equivalents. It’s another way of looking at a company’s short-term liquidity.
The formula to calculate a cash ratio is:
Cash Ratio = (Cash & Cash Equivalents + Marketable Securities) / Current Liabilities
Working Capital
We’ve been looking at short-term liquidity from a ratio perspective. But what if we needed to understand it in dollars? There’s where the working capital calculation comes in.
Working Capital is the difference between current assets and current liabilities. If a company has $100,000 in current assets, and $50,000 in current liabilities, the company’s working capital is $50,000 ($100,000 – $50,000).
The formula for working capital is:
Working Capital = Current Assets – Current Liabilities
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