Essays Tagged: "Quick Ratio"

Accounting Evaluation of Ford Motor Company

.............................................................................. 1Current Ratio & Quick Ratio.................................................................... 2Receivable Turnover ... dity of Ford Motor Company is measured by analyzing factors such as working capitol, current ratio, quick ratio, receivable turnover, average days' sales uncollected, inventory turnover and average da ...

(9 pages) 691 4 4.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Business studies

PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT 3[A]i) Current Ratio = $ 200 000100 000= 2:1ii) Quick Liquidity Ratio = $ 200 000 - 10 000100 000 - 20 000= 2.38:1iii) Debt to Equity Ratio = $ 200 ...

(1 pages) 1252 4 1.8 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Leslie Fay case

: always a highlight because of its nature of hiding fraud4). Other assets account: the current and quick ratio of Leslie Fay is significantly higher than the industry norm.5). Liability account: A/P ...

(4 pages) 137 0 1.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Company Ratios Results and Management: Comparison of Walmart and Target.

tion taken from both the companies' financial statements, which can be located on their websites, a quick ratio was performed to measure the liquidity of both the companies. The quick ratio measures t ... ming a Wal-Mart the result showed 1.02 compared to targets 1.53 ("Walmart's Financial Center"). The quick ratio is used to measure the short term liquidity of a company. It is a measure in the ability ...

(3 pages) 237 0 4.7 Nov/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Selected Companies Financial Performance Paper.

The quick ratio, also known as the acid test ratio, is used to measure the short term liquidity of a com ... tion taken from both the companies' financial statements, which can be located on their websites, a quick ratio was performed to measure the liquidity of both the companies for the year 2004. At first ... et reported 3,798 millions. Wal-Mart obviously made a larger amount of money that Target. Since the quick ratio measures the liquidity of a company, Wal-Mart demonstrated a result showing 1.02 compare ...

(1 pages) 99 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

JFC 2005 Financial Statement Analysis

sold. The average time lag between sale and receipt of cash from sale is 22 days. It has a current ratio of 1.07 and an acid-test ratio of 0.853. The company has a times interest earned ratio of 48.2 ... yment the debt requires. It can be inferred form the inventory turnover, collection period, current ratio, acid-test ratio and times interest earned ratio that Jollibee has a highly predictable and st ...

(1 pages) 79 0 3.7 Sep/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Financial Case Analysis - Ratio Analysis

so focus appears to be in the correct place.Removing inventory levels from the equation yields the quick ratio, which is significantly less than the current ratio for Bethesda Mining. This decrease i ... ory levels. This, coupled with the high accounts payable values, is damaging the current ratio. The quick ratio draws attention to this as its value is less than half that of the current ratio.The cas ...

(3 pages) 154 0 4.7 Nov/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Riordan Financial status and analysis

arious financial state. While Riordan has some working capital and an acceptable current ratio, its quick ratio (which is a better indicator of a company's health) falls below acceptable standards. At ... which signals that Riordan's management is efficient in managing its cash flows. However, Riordan's quick ratio (which is a better indicator of a company's financial health) comes out as very low comp ...

(4 pages) 281 0 4.5 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > E-commerce

Riordan Manufacturing's Financial State

which signals that Riordan's management is efficient in managing its cash flows. However, Riordan's quick ratio comes out as very low compared to acceptable standards. With the effective use of the ac ... arious financial state. While Riordan has some working capital and an acceptable current ratio, its quick ratio (which is a better indicator of a company's health) falls below acceptable standards. At ...

(14 pages) 384 0 5.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Accounting information for decision making

to sell or give up the short-term assets which basically the heart of the company, then we can use Quick or Acid Ratio. This ration will tell how well / bad the company can cover its urgent liabiliti ... w well / bad the company can cover its urgent liabilities without selling off the short-term assets.Quick or Acid Ratio =2006 Quick or Acid Ratio =2007 Quick or Acid Ratio =Based on the Quick Ratio re ...

(16 pages) 309 0 3.5 Jan/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Ration Analysis Memo—Riordan Manufacturing Memo

nt ratioCurrent ratio = Current Assets/Current Liabilities= $14,555,092/$6,974,094 = 2.09Acid-test (quick) ratioAcid-test (quick) ratio = Cash + Short-term investments + Receivables (Net)/Current Liab ... ecisions. The liquidity ratio, which measures the extent to which a corporation or other entity can quickly liquidate assets and cover short-term liabilities, is important financial information to cre ...

(8 pages) 416 0 0.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Reed's Clothier Case Study

in Exhibit 1. The industry average has an inventory turnover of 7.0. Reed's Clothier also has a low quick ration, when compared to the industry average. The low quick ratio shows an inability to conve ... tions are shown in Appendix A.)Exhibit 1Liquidity RatiosReed's ClothiersIndustryCurrent Ratio2.0 2.7Quick Ratio0.9 1.6Receivables Turnover4.9 7.7Average Collection Period 74.1 47.4Efficiency RatiosTot ...

(4 pages) 442 0 5.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Clothing, Footwear and Cosmetics

Case #16 - Reed Clothiers

al financial crisis. Inventory rich, but cash strapped, with only $85,000 in reserves, Jim must now quickly convert a large portion of his $491,000 inventory into cash, in order to meet his pending an ... r ratio of 2.9 is extremely low in comparison to the industry average of 7.0. Also Reed's Clothiers quick ratio is drastically under the industry average.There are also similar problems with Reed's Cl ...

(5 pages) 152 0 3.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Ratio Analysis Paper

etrieved on February10, 2009.Liquidity RatiosCommon liquidity ratios include the current ratio, the quick ratio and the operating cashflow ratio. Different analysts consider different assets to be rel ... e solvency ratio is alsoimportant to creditors because they would not be able to get their money as quick due to acompany claiming bankruptcy and losing everything in the process. In which, the credit ...

(5 pages) 89 0 3.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Annual report evaluation of Wal-Mart

overall evaluation of the performance of the company. This report will evaluate the current ratio, quick ratio, inventory turnover ratio, debt ratio, net profit margin ration, ROI, ROE, and P/E ratio ... 2007, Wal-Mart had a current ratio of .90 and as of January 2008 it had a current ratio of .81. The quick ratio (which is defined as current assets minus inventory divided by current liabilities) is a ...

(7 pages) 81 0 4.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Financial Statement Analysis

Team E has evaluated current and quick liquidity ratios for AT&T, Target and Toyota. The current ratio, also known as the working ... al ratio, shows the businesses ability to pay current liabilities by using current assets only. The quick ratio disregards inventory to spotlight immediate liquidity by focusing on how well one could ... Toyota and AT&T. AT&T does not report inventory on the financial statement, therefore, the quick and current ratio are the same. The quick ratio shows that Target has more assets than liabili ...

(5 pages) 345 0 5.0 May/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Google and Yahoo! Financial Performance

onsidered more liquid or possesses greater assets that can be easily converted into cash if need be.Quick RatioThe quick ratio, or acid-test ratio, is an alternative form of the current ratio. It also ... ganization; however, it is a slight more accurate, because it accounts for inventories. To find the quick ratio, take current assets minus inventories and divide by current liabilities (Investopedia, ...

(11 pages) 82 2 4.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Dell, Inc: Financial Ratio Anaylsis

rom 0.976 in 2004 to 1.195 in 2005, however it is still lower than the industry average of 1.8. The quick ratio is also increasing since it went from 0.946 to 1.163, which is only slightly less than t ... 16.56 right now.Dell's liquidity position is lower than the industry average. Both the current and quick ratios are less than the average, while the inventory turnover is much larger than the average ...

(5 pages) 33 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Walmart — Annual Report 2010

overall evaluation of the performance of the company. This report will evaluate the current ratio, quick ratio, ROI, ROA, and P/E ratios. Investors and annalist uses the information along as other va ... esence of a local Walmart in fact is an advantage to most of local businesses, as it is a suitable, quick source for supplies and it offers consumers a wide range of goods at very reasonable prices.Wa ...

(4 pages) 42 0 0.0 Dec/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The Importance of Financial Management in Small Business

portunities and barriers of starting a small auto parts retail store and entering the market place. Quickfix Auto-parts case study is a very good example of how a good start can be turned into a night ... r the success of any business owner.�The Importance of Financial Management in Small BusinessQuickfix is an Auto Parts company that was created by Andre Pires, after he had 15 years experience ...

(11 pages) 8 0 0.0 Oct/2011

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers