Ratio Analysis Memo

ACC 291: Principles of Accounting II

University of Phoenix

Team A has completed a ratio analysis for Riordan Manufacturing. The team analyzed liquidity ratios, profitability ratios, and solvency ratios. The team also did a horizontal and vertical analysis for company's balance sheet and the income statement.

Liquidity ratios are the temporary capabilities of a business to compensate for its established requirements and unanticipated needs for cash. Suppliers and bankers are the short-term creditors who are mostly interested in liquidity ratios. The acid-test ratio, current ratio, inventory ratio, and receivables turnover are the ratios used to establish the company's short-term capability. To determine the current ratio, divide the current assets by the current...