### FRCurrentRatio (CurrentAssets, CurrentLiabilities)

Basic and Crystal syntax.

##### Format

`FRCurrentRatio(CurrentAssets, CurrentLiabilities)`

##### Arguments

- CurrentAssets is a Number or formula.

  In general, CurrentAssets consist of cash, accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses, and short term marketable investment in a company's balance sheet.

- CurrentLiabilities is a Number or formula.

  In general, CurrentLiabilities consist of bank advances, accounts payable, dividends/income taxes payable, and a portion of long term loans due within one year in a company's balance sheet.

##### Action

FRCurrentRatio returns the ratio between CurrentAssets and CurrentLiabilities (for example, CurrentRatio = CurrentAssets / CurrentLiabilities).

##### Typical uses

This ratio is used to measure the short term liquidity of a company. It is a measure of how much the value of current assets exceeds the value of current liabilities. The higher the ratio, the higher the liquidity.

##### Examples

The following examples are applicable to both Basic and Crystal syntax:

`FRCurrentRatio(5, 2.5)`

Returns 2.

`FRCurrentRatio(4.2, 2)`

Returns 2.1.

`FRCurrentRatio(1.1, 2.2)`

Returns 0.5.

Note: None of the arguments can be negative; you may have to check for negative values before passing the arguments.

##### Comment

FRCurrentRatio is one of the many financial analysis tools used in interpreting the financial position of a company. As in the case of all ratios, it has to be used with caution. It can just be used as a clue and not solid proof for forming a judgment on the financial status of a company.

Neither one of the ratios can be used alone for doing financial analysis and there are no fixed rules on the results of the ratios. Apart from differences between type of industries, result varies among different companies within the same industry and within different account periods. The results should only be used for relative comparison and trend analysis, rather than treating them as something absolute.

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