Cash & Balance to Total Assets

Liquidity is also important in the banking world; it reflects how easily a bank can lend money. If a bank is liquid and has a lot of cash on hand, it can respond very quickly to new opportunities. Of course, there is an opportunity cost associated with keeping cash on hand - you may miss what you could make by lending it out. Therefore, if a bank is too liquid, it is leaving money on the table. There are two quick ways to check liquidity - the percentage of assets held in cash and treasury securities and the loan/deposit ratio. Ideally, this latter number should be near 100% for most well capitalized banks.

Calculated as: (Cash & cash equivalent/ total assets) X 100