Metrics glossary · Balance sheet
Current ratio
What the company owns that turns into cash within a year, against what it must pay within a year.
How Tickdelta computes it
Current assets ÷ current liabilities
From the latest balance sheet (10-Q or 10-K).
Where the numbers come from
| Input | XBRL line items, in the order tried |
|---|---|
| Current assets |
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| Current liabilities |
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The first line item the filing reports is used. On a company page, hover or tap the number to see which one it was and the filing it came from; click it to open that filing at SEC.
More in Balance sheet
Cash
Cash and money-market type holdings the company can use right away.
Total debt
Borrowed money the company owes: bonds, loans and commercial paper.
Net debt
Debt minus cash. Negative means more cash than debt.
Equity
Assets minus liabilities: what the balance sheet says belongs to shareholders.
Assets
Everything the company owns or is owed, at balance-sheet value.
Debt/Equity
Borrowed money for each dollar of shareholders' money.
Quick ratio
The current ratio without inventory, which may take longest to turn into cash.
Interest cover
How many times operating profit pays the year's interest.
Net debt / EBITDA
How many years of operating earnings (before depreciation) it would take to pay off the net debt.
Debt / capital
The share of the money in the business that was borrowed.
Long-term debt / equity
Long-term borrowings for each dollar of shareholders' money.
Not investment advice. A metric describes what was filed; it does not say whether a stock is cheap or good. Something wrong here? Tell us.