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Introduction: Financial ratios help in comparing the performance of the company with its previous performance as well as that of competitors in the industry. They are divided into four building blocks. These blocks are liquidity and efficiency, solvency, profitability, and market prospects.
The company having a better position in paying its current liabilities.
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Introduction: Financial ratios help in comparing the performance of the company with its previous performance as well as that of competitors in the industry. They are divided into four building blocks. These blocks are liquidity and efficiency, solvency, profitability, and market prospects.
The company having a better position in converting its receivables into cash more frequently.
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Introduction: Financial ratios help in comparing the performance of the company with its previous performance as well as that of competitors in the industry. They are divided into four building blocks. These blocks are liquidity and efficiency, solvency, profitability, and market prospects.
The company having a better position in holding inventory for the least amount of time.
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- True or False Current Ratio is a measure used to assess the liquidity of the company, computed as current assets divided by current liabilities. * True O False Making sales using credit cards is a way a company can dispose its receivables.arrow_forwardThe current ratio measures a. The ability of a company to quickly collect cash from customers. b. The ability of a company to quickly sell its inventory to customers.c. The ability of a company to report profits in the urrent year. d. The ability of a company to pay its current obligations.arrow_forwardPerez Company reported higher inventories compared to its competitors in a recent year. Discuss this effect on the current ratio (current assets ÷ current liabilities). What does this tell a statement user about Perez Company’s liquidity?arrow_forward
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