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 %