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Explain the difference between the terms ‘Liquidity’ and ‘Solvency’ when used in Ratio Analysis.?

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Question added by Dilan Wijeratne , Senior Accountant , SICK FZE
Date Posted: 2016/07/10

Generally both word meaning as per accounting a Firms' ability to pay there dues

But Difference is Liquidity Ratio means A firms' due can able to pay within year or within ine Fiscal year

Solvency ratio means more than one year or accounting period a firms' can able to pay there dues more than one year

khalil benomar
by khalil benomar , responsable administration et finance et comptabilité. , UTE MTM (ESPAGNOLE)

le Ratio de Liquidité signifie une dette des entreprises peut être en mesure de payer au cours de l'année ou dans l'année fiscale Le ratio de solvabilité s'entend de plus d'un an ou d'une période comptable, les entreprises pouvant payer des cotisations supérieures à un an.

WAZEER AHMAD
by WAZEER AHMAD , Assistant Monitoring and Evaluation Officer , Dairy and Rural Development Foundation (USAID-Dairy

Liquidity is the availability of cash in hand as well as at bank solvency is the ability of a company to meet its long-term financial obligations.

liquidty 

Current ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities

measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets . more than 1 it will be good

Solvency ratio

1- leverage ratio : total debt / total equity it measure risk from fianace company when result equal more than 1 risk increase this ratio used for credit risk department in banks to approve or reject loans for companies 

2-Debt to assets = Total debt / Total assets

measures the percentage of a company’s assets that have been financed with debt ( short& long term )higher ratio indicates a greater degree of leverage

3-Interest coverage ratio = Operating income (or EBIT) / Interest expense

its measure if company can covered interest expense from debt by operation Income

 

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