Liquidity ratios

Liquidity refers to the ability of concern to meet its current obligations as and when these become due. The short term obligations are met by realizing amounts from current floating or circulating assets. The current assets should either be liquid or near liquidity. These should be convertible into cash for paying obligations of short term nature.

The sufficiency or insufficiency of current assets should be assessed by comparing term with short term (current) liabilities. If current assets can pay off current liabilities then liquidity position will be satisfactory. On the other hand if current liabilities may not be easily met out of current assets then liquidity position will be bad.