Interpretation of Ratios
(Note to Instructor – It is not expected that your students would need to prepare all of the
following ratios. Ratios that were redundant were not calculated, for example the liquidity ratio
and the quick ratio were not both calculated.)
1) At 5.2% of total revenues, it does not appear that intergovernmental revenues constitute a
2) This ratio, while slightly greater than one (1.018), is considered to be about average (1.0).
6) With a ratio of .006, Smithville’s long-term debt ratio is well below the ratio of .10 that
7) Smithville is at the margin with a current liabilities ratio of .049. A ratio of .05 is considered
a warning sign. As a result, this is a ratio Smithville will want to watch.
11) The current ratio for Smithville is 3.552, indicating a strong financial position ratio.
12) The interperiod equity ratio of .969 is less than one, indicating that not all of the expenses are
13) The bonded debt per capita is $81.59. Without additional information about the population
demographics, such as unemployment, average salaries, overlapping debt and taxes per
14) At a ratio of .088, only a small percentage of the available legal debt limit has been used.
Overall the City of Smithville seems to be in an acceptable financial position. The ratios indicate