Chch construction company goes under

Christchurch residential construction company Select Building has gone into liquidation with a total estimated shortfall to creditors of $329,500. That includes about $200,000 owed to Inland Revenue (IRD), which has started legal recovery action, while $10,000 in staff wages and holiday pay is in arrears. Select Building’s demise follows a long line of building firms…

German solar glass manufacturer GMB enters insolvency

According to Ashok Jain, a director at Borosil Renewables, the Indian glass manufacturer that has been the company’s majority shareholder since October 2022, demand for its products fell as low as 40% of its production output at the beginning of this year. GMB filed for insolvency last Friday (4 July) and its operations will now…

Solvency Ratios vs. Liquidity Ratios: What’s the Difference?

Solvency Ratios vs. Liquidity Ratios: An Overview Solvency and liquidity are both terms that relate to an enterprise’s state of financial health but with some notable differences. Solvency refers to an enterprise’s capacity to meet its long-term financial commitments. Liquidity addresses an enterprise’s ability to pay short-term obligations and a company’s capability to sell assets…