A company's assets include everything of value the company has, such as cash, investments, or property. Assets are split into two categories: current assets and long-term assets. Current assets are ...

Andrew Bloomenthal has 20+ years of editorial experience as a financial journalist and as a financial services marketing writer. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 ...

Jared Ecker is a researcher and fact-checker. He possesses over a decade of experience in the Nuclear and National Defense sectors resolving issues on platforms as varied as stealth bombers to UAVs.

There’s no universal safe or danger level. Ideal current ratios vary by industry. A current ratio of 1.0 means the company has $1 in current assets for every $1 in current liabilities. A ratio below 1 ...

A fundamental flaw in U.S. GAAP and IFRS financial reporting standards distorts the calculation of working capital and the current ratio, resulting in a significant understatement in most companies’ ...