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Defensive Interval Ratio
Overview
The defensive interval ratio (DIR), also known as the basic defense interval ratio (BDIR) or the
defensive interval period ratio (DIPR), indicates how many days a company can operate without
needing to tap into capital sources aside from its current assets.
These other capital sources may include long-term assets such as a company’s property, plant, and
equipment which are considerably less liquid and would take more time to liquidate at fair market
value.
Formula
Interpretation
To calculate this ratio, daily expenditures is calculated as:
Daily expenditures = (annual operating expenses – non-cash charges)/365
For example, a company currently has $30,000 in cash, $7,000 in accounts receivable, and $18,000
in marketable securities. It also has $270,000 in annual operating expenses and incurs $23,000 in
annual depreciation. The daily expenditures equal to: = (270,000 – 23,000) / 365 = 676.7. The
company’s DIR would be = (30,000 + 7,000 + 18,000) / 676.7 = 81.28. This means the company can
operate for 81 days and remain liquid without tapping into its long-term assets.
This ratio is best used when comparing it to comparable companies within the same industry to
gain insight about how the company is doing relative to its competitors. Alternatively, it can be
compared with the company’s own historical DIR to see how the company’s liquidity has changed
over time.
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