Categories: Financial Glossary

What is: Acid Test Ratio

The ratio of total of cash & cash equivalents, account receivables and short-term investments of a company against the total current liabilities is known as acid test ratio or quick ratio.

It reflects the financial strength of the company.

Acid Test Ratio is a measure of the ability of a company to pay its liabilities using current assets.

Formula:

Quick Assets are those assets which can be converted into cash in 90 day or in a very short span of time.

The acid test ratio helps analyze how quickly a company is able to liquidate its current assets to pay off it’s liabilities.

Shabbir Bhimani

A trader, investor, consultant and blogger. I mentor Indian retail investors to invest in the right stock at the right price and for the right time.

Share
Published by
Shabbir Bhimani

Recent Posts

Can 2023 US Banking Crisis lead to 2008 like situation for equities?

Understand US banking crisis. What Happened to SVB Bank? How Safe Are Indian Banks? Can…

1 year ago

Business Analysis of Divis Lab and Why Share Price Keeps Falling

The business analysis of Divis Lab in a 3-step process and understand why the share…

1 year ago

How to Calculate Fair Price of Stocks?

Calculate the fair price of stocks with an easy-to-use Google sheet with intrinsic value and…

1 year ago

Pre-Investing Checklist – 3 Ratios I Check Before Investing

Pre-Investing Checklist - the three most important ratios that you should be looking for when…

1 year ago

Should I Switch my Existing Mutual Funds If they Aren’t The Ones You Recommend?

Should I redeem or switch from my existing mutual funds if they are not the…

1 year ago

How to Find Stocks with Hidden PE ratio of Under 1?

How to Find Stocks with Hidden PE ratio of Under 1 - The Mohnish Pabrai…

1 year ago