It shows a company's structural stability: whether it has a solid, self-sufficient base to sustain itself in the long term without depending on continuous refinancing. It shows at a glance whether the business is balanced —with strong assets against its debts— or, on the contrary, overloaded with obligations that compromise its financial security.

• Total assets
• Total liabilities

• < 1 → critical.
• ≈ 1.5–2 → reasonable.
• > 3 → very safe (perhaps little leverage).

• Financial autonomy
• Classic debt ratio
• Current ratio