IBM Fourth Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

Balance Sheet Analysis: The company’s current ratio of assets to liabilities came in at 1.22 last quarter. The current ratio is an indication of a firm’s liquidity and ability to meet creditor demands and generally, for every dollar the company owes in the short term, it has that figure available in assets that can be converted to cash in the short term.

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(Company fundamentals by Xignite Financials. Earnings estimates provided by Zacks)