Sound financial management is necessary in a small business -- to make the most of your assets, you need to properly account for them. The quick ratio is a simple financial ratio that can help you to ...

“Do you see the pattern? Each number in the series after the first two numbers is the sum of the preceding two numbers.” That’s how I began my last column focusing on the Fibonacci sequence, which ...

A higher Sortino ratio can indicate a good return relative to the risk taken. The Sortino ratio focuses on downside volatility, while the Sharpe ratio considers both upside and downside volatility in ...

Current ratio is a measure of liquidity, which compares a company's current assets with its current liabilities. Current ratio is a favored test among banks and lenders because it reveals whether a ...

Debt-to-capital ratio is the proportion of a company's total capital that is debt. The ratio is a useful measure of how much a company relies on debt (rather than equity) to finance its operations—and ...

How well can current assets cover current liabilities? Reviewed by Amy Drury The acid-test ratio (ATR), also commonly known as the quick ratio, measures the liquidity of a company by calculating how ...

The quick ratio, also known as the acid-test ratio, measures a company's ability to pay off its current debt. Current debt includes any liabilities coming due within a year, like accounts payable and ...