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Loss
FormalA failure to make a profit on a transaction. The excess of the costs involved in a transaction over the revenues generated from it.Real-world ExampleA retailer spends more than it earns in a ...
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Margin
FormalDescribes the profit on a sale, or the difference between the Sales Price and Cost of manufacture. E.g, Sales Price $15, Cost of Manufacture $10, then Margin = 33% being the $5 Profit divided...
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Marginal Cost
FormalThe extra/additional cost of producing or manufacturing an item, rather than the full cost of manufacture. E.g. a production line is built to manufacture 1,000 cars. Total cost $1,000,000, th...
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Mark Up
FormalUsed to describe a price ‘uplift’ applied to the cost of manufacture in order to reach a required sales price. E.g. Cost of manufacture $10, Sales Price $15, then Mark Up is 50% - calculated ...
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Market Capitalisation
FormalTake all the shares of a company and multiply this by the market value of each share. This is the total worth of the company in terms view of its current (stock) market valuation. Answers app...
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Market Value
FormalThe same as Market Capitalisation. Take all the shares of a company and multiply this by the market value of each share. This is the total worth of the company in terms view of its current (S...
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Minimum return (pa%)
FormalCompanies raise money through Shares and Loans to run their businesses. These providers of capital require a return rate from the company for the use of funds. Therefore when considering moni...
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Monopolies and Mergers Commission (MMC)
FormalMonopolies and Mergers Commission. In the UK, a public body responsible for determining whether a particular supplier, or group of suppliers constitute a monopoly and making appropriate recom...
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Monthly Costs (averaged)
FormalThe Monthly costs (averaged) of running a business - including all fixed and variable costs. These include every item of expenditure that the company pays for in a month. Reducing Monthly cos...
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Multiple
FormalAnother term for P/E ratio. Used for quoted companies. Calculated: Price per share/Earnings per share. If share price is $10 and the company declares earnings of 50 cents then the P/E ratio i...