How easily your business can convert assets into cash to meet immediate financial obligations.
Liquidity is your ability to pay your bills right now. Cash is perfectly liquid. Property is very illiquid — it takes months to convert to cash. A business with lots of property and equipment but little cash might look valuable on paper but struggle to pay this month's supplier invoices.
Current Ratio = Current Assets ÷ Current LiabilitiesLiquidity problems kill businesses that look healthy on paper. A profitable manufacturer with all its value tied up in machinery and slow-paying clients can fail to meet payroll. Maintaining adequate liquidity means keeping enough accessible cash (or near-cash) to handle obligations as they fall due.
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Liquidity is about short-term cash availability — can you pay bills today? Solvency is about long-term viability — are your total assets greater than total liabilities? You can be solvent but illiquid (and vice versa).