Financial statement analysis: solvency

Solvency: short-term solvency and long-term solvency.

I. Short-term solvency

The indicators for judging the short-term solvency of enterprises are:

1. current ratio = current assets ÷ current liabilities.

Current assets refer to the assets that an enterprise can realize or use within a business cycle of one year or more, mainly including monetary funds, short-term investments, notes receivable, accounts receivable and inventories.

Current liabilities, also known as short-term liabilities, refer to debts that will be repaid within a business cycle of one year or more, including short-term loans, notes payable, accounts payable, advance receipts, dividend payable, taxes payable, other temporary payments payable, accrued expenses and long-term loans due within one year.

2. Quick ratio = quick assets ÷ current liabilities.

Quick assets refer to the part of current assets that can be realized immediately, such as cash, marketable securities and accounts receivable.

3. Cash ratio = cash assets ÷ current liabilities.

(Cash assets include monetary funds owned by enterprises and securities held).

After a lot of enterprise research, the general standards given by the market are current ratio of 2, quick ratio of 1 and cash ratio of 0.3. At this time, it will not waste the assets of the enterprise, but also ensure the reliable solvency of the enterprise.

Second, long-term solvency.

The indicators for judging the long-term solvency of enterprises are:

1. Asset-liability ratio = (total liabilities/total assets) × 100%.

2. Shareholders' equity ratio = shareholders' equity/total assets × 100%.

3. Equity multiplier = average total assets ÷ owner's equity.

4. Interest guarantee multiple = earnings before interest and tax/interest expense.

(EBIT = total profit+interest expense).

5. Property right ratio = total liabilities/shareholders' equity.

(This indicator reflects the relative proportional relationship between debt capital and equity capital).

6. Debt service coverage ratio = total liabilities/net cash flow from operating activities.