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Liquidity and debt-equity ratios are widely used financial ratios. Liquidity ratio, also called the 'short-term solvency' ratio shows the adequacy or otherwise of working capital for a company's day-to-day operations. It is calculated as current assets/current liabilities. An ideal current ratio would be 2, indicating that even if the current assets are to be reduced by half, the creditors will be able to able to get their money in full. But a lot depends on the composition of current assets. If a substantial portion of the current assets is made of slow-moving/obsolete stocks or if the debtors comprise ageing debts, the company may not be able to pay the creditors even if the current ratio is higher than 2.

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