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Directors' Report
FormalA statement made by the Board Of Directors of a company to its shareholders (and other users of information). Its purpose is to outline the future prospects for the business, definition of st...
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Discount Rate (pa%)
FormalAn internal, time based, profit or return requirement that can be applied to the cash inflows and outflows from an investment proposal in order to appraise its return and therefore net worth ...
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Dividend
FormalA term used to describe the distribution of company profits to the ordinary stockholders of the business. Dividends are paid per share - and therefore reflect the share of total distributed p...
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Dividend Yield
FormalThe dividend paid out to shareholders expressed as a percentage of share price. It indicates the percentage investment return on the share value in any particular year.Real-world ExampleA sha...
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Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
Formal‘Days Sales Outstanding’ - referring the amount of money tied in up in debtors (receivables) expressed in terms of monthly sales levels. Calculated as: (Debtors or receivables / Turnover) x 3...
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Earnings
FormalQuite simply the profits of a business enterprise. An alternative global term, in common usage, relating to profits.Real-world ExampleA public company reports earnings of $50M for the year - ...
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EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation)
FormalOne of a number of measures of the profitability of a company - ‘Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation’ - it defines the cash profitability of the ongoing business excl...
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Efficiency Improvements
FormalA general term that denotes the more efficient operation of a business. It covers eliminating wastage, cutting down costs, higher revenue per head, and many more. Many employees claim efficie...
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Endorsement
FormalTwo definitions:A modification to an insurance policy or loan agreement to reflect new commercial or contractual terms, ORSigning the back of a cheque or Bill Of Exchange to transfer the owne...
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Earnings Per Share (EPS)
FormalStands for ‘Earnings Per Share’. Simply the earnings of a company divided by the shares in issue. Needed for the P/E calculation. If 100% of the profits of a company were distributed to share...