The liquidity of the Tobermoray has been increasing. The current ratio and Acid test ratio demonstrate the short-term liquidity picture of the company which is doing well comparing from the last year. But if look this figure in 2005 it was 2.0265 which was 48% [(2.025-1.053)/2.025] more than in 2006. This shows a decline faced by the company in 2005. As far as 2004 current ratio is concern it was far better than in current year 2007. Hence, the liquidity of this company declined from 23 %[( 1.355-1.78)/1.78] in this four years 204-2007.
The acidic ratio indicates company's ability to pay off their short term obligation immediately without selling their inventories. In 2004 Tobermoray AR was 1.15 which states that company can 1.15 times their current obligations. Moreover, AR ratios trend has been reducing since 2005 which indicates that company is highly depended on the sale of their inventory as their current ratio is not reducing with same percentage as AR. In 2005 it was 1.388 while it was 0.698 in 2006 a 50% decline and in 2007 it was 0.847 which shows that company is managing to be liquid stage. Nevertheless, less than 1indiates that company is unable to pay off their immediate short term obligations which are also a negative impact on the banks and investors and shareholders (Shim & Siegel 2009, p. 22).
Interest cover ratio of Tobermoray is also demonstrating a negative trend as it was 4x in 2004 while it was 5x in 2005 which is increasing and showing that company can easily pay interest on outstanding debts i.e. company can pay 5x interest on it outstanding debts. However, Tobermoray ICR declined in 2006 with 2.33 that was 53% reduction in this ratio and hence in 2007 it reduces to 1.66 which indicates that company ability to meet their interest expenses may be questionable and Tobermoray is not generating an enough revenues to satisfy their interest expenses.
To sum, the short term liquidity picture implies that the company has a weak short term liquidity situation. However, the liquidity should be above 1 which express that company is liquid and can overcome their short term obligations. This can be an attractive to the investors as the company has ability to pay off their debt is not so much ...