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| 1998 | 1997 | |
| Current ratio | 1.18 | 1.23 |
| Quick ratio | 0.72 | 0.78 |
| Working capital (in $ millions) | 1198 | 1629 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.06 | 4.08 |
| DSO (in days) | 89.9 | 89.46 |
| Inventory turnover | 4.91 | 5.03 |
| DSI (in days) | 74.34 | 72.56 |
| Payables turnover | 5.18 | 5.45 |
| DPO (in days) | 70.46 | 66.97 |
| Working capital turnover | 15.39 | 12.41 |
| TIE | 2.81 | 5.79 |
| Fixed assets/equity | 1.13 | 1.05 |
| Debt/equity | 1.46 | 1.46 |
| Pbt/equity | 0.27 | 0.38 |
| Pbt/total assets | 0.08 | 0.12 |
| Pat/equity | 0.18 | 0.25 |
| Pat/total assets | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Sales/fixed assets | 2.18 | 2.51 |
| Sales/total assets | 0.77 | 0.84 |
| Source: The Dow Company 1998 Annual Report | ||