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 A valuation metric that is calculated as current assets minus current liabilities. |
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 If a company's current assets do not exceed its current liabilities, then it may run into trouble paying back creditors that want their money quickly. The working capital ratio, which measures this ability to pay back creditors, is calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. |
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 Working Capital Works - A company's efficiency, financial strength and cash flow health shows in its management of working capital. GE Commercial Finance - The only working capital expert part of a Fortune 5 industrial giant. |
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