Given the following ratios, how well has the company been managing its liquidity for the past two years?                                         Current Year                                Past Year Ratio Company Industry Company Industry Current ratio 1.9 2.5 1.1 2.3 Quick ratio 0.7 1.0 0.4 0.9 Number of days of receivables 39.0 34.0 44.0 32.5 Number of days of inventory 41.0 30.3 45.0 27.4 Number of days of payables 34.3 36.0 29.4 35.5

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Given the following ratios, how well has the company been managing its liquidity for the past two years?

                                        Current Year                                Past Year

Ratio

Company

Industry

Company

Industry

Current ratio

1.9

2.5

1.1

2.3

Quick ratio

0.7

1.0

0.4

0.9

Number of days of receivables

39.0

34.0

44.0

32.5

Number of days of inventory

41.0

30.3

45.0

27.4

Number of days of payables

34.3

36.0

29.4

35.5

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