Liquidity Measures
Farm Business Management - Moorhead
Northland Community & Technical College
(Farms Sorted By Net Farm Income)
| Avg. Of | ||||
| All Farms | Low 20% | 40 - 60% | High 20% | |
| Number of farms | 77 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Liquidity (cash) | ||||
| Net cash farm income | 121,529 | 27,882 | 108,461 | 243,465 |
| Net nonfarm income | 17,273 | 32,147 | 12,208 | 7,873 |
| Family living and taxes | 74,972 | 41,112 | 61,949 | 111,763 |
| Principal due on long term debt | 14,675 | 5,546 | 15,538 | 24,008 |
| Cash available for interm. debt | 49,154 | 13,371 | 43,182 | 115,566 |
| Average intermediate debt | 180,567 | 17,154 | 181,031 | 279,219 |
| Years to turnover interm. debt | 3.7 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| Expense as a % of income | 83 % | 78 % | 82 % | 81 % |
| Interest as a % of income | 6 % | 6 % | 7 % | 6 % |
| Working capital to gross income | 23 % | 40 % | 13 % | 35 % |
| Liquidity (accrual) | ||||
| Total accrual farm income | 797,880 | 133,513 | 705,466 | 1,494,050 |
| Total accrual operating expense | 572,366 | 103,207 | 509,716 | 992,958 |
| Net accrual operating income | 225,514 | 30,306 | 195,750 | 501,092 |
| Net nonfarm income | 17,273 | 32,147 | 12,208 | 7,873 |
| Family living and taxes | 74,972 | 41,112 | 61,949 | 111,763 |
| Principal due on long term debt | 14,675 | 5,546 | 15,538 | 24,008 |
| Available for intermediate debt | 153,139 | 15,795 | 130,472 | 373,193 |
| Average intermediate debt | 180,567 | 17,154 | 181,031 | 279,219 |
| Years to turnover interm. debt | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Expense as a % of income | 72 % | 77 % | 72 % | 66 % |
| Interest as a % of income | 6 % | 8 % | 7 % | 5 % |
| Working capital to gross income | 21 % | 37 % | 11 % | 30 % |