current assets

Current assets

Value of cash, accounts receivable, inventories, marketable securities and other assets that could be converted to cash in less than 1 year.
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Current Assets

Cash and other assets expected to be converted to cash within a year. Examples include accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, and many negotiable securities. Current assets are calculated on a balance sheet and are one way to measure a company's liquidity. Current assets tend not to add much to the company's assets, but help keep it running on a day-to-day basis. See also: Fixed asset, Gross working capital.
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current assets

ASSETS such as STOCKS, money owed by DEBTORS, and cash, which are held for short-term conversion within a firm as raw materials are bought, made up, sold as finished goods and eventually paid for. See FIXED ASSETS, WORKING CAPITAL, WORKING CAPITAL RATIO.
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current assets

ASSETS, such as STOCKS, money owed by DEBTORS, and cash, that are held for short-term conversion within a firm as raw materials are bought, made up, sold as finished goods and eventually paid for.

See FIXED ASSETS, WORKING CAPITAL.

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