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          Current Ratio             Current Assets / Current Liabilities
                                                                                                 The debt-to-asset ratio is a financial metric that
                                                                                                 measures the proportion of a nonprofit

          Working Capital           Current Assets – Current Liabilities                         organization's total assets that are financed by

                                                                                                 debt.

          Quick Ratio               Cash + Securities + Accounts
                                    Receivable/Current Liabilities                               Nonprofits typically strive to maintain a low debt-


          Debt to Asset             Total Liabilities / Total Assets                             to-asset ratio to demonstrate financial stability and
                                                                                                 minimize risk.


          Debt to Equity            Total Liabilities / Net Assets
                                                                                                 In the nonprofit sector, it is common for

                                                                                                 organizations to aim for a debt-to-asset ratio
          Asset Turnover            Total Unrestricted Revenues / Average                        below 0.5 or 50%. This means that the
                                    Total Assets
                                                                                                 organization's total debt represents less than half

          Days                      Accounts Receivable *365 /                                   of its total assets.
          Receivable                Unrestricted Revenue


          Profit Margin             Increase in Unrestricted Net Assets /
                                    Unrestricted Revenue
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