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Time Is Of The Essence
FormalA legal term used in contracts to place additional emphasis on the importance of time in the contractual relationship. E.g. failure to notify a party within timescales may have damages accele...
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Tranche
FormalFrom the French word meaning ‘slice’ - this term is used in relation to the drawing down or payment of ‘slices’ or ‘tranches’ of funds used for business.Real-world ExampleA $10M loan is relea...
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Value Added (Economic) (VAE)
FormalVAE stands for Value Added (Economic) but it is identical to ‘Net Present Value’ when considering making an investment. It is sometimes referred to by Management Consultancies as ‘Economic Va...
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Value Added (Economic)% (VAE%)
FormalVAE % stands for Value Added (Economic) % and is the profit on the investment described in a suitable format for external investors in the business. If the investors expect, e.g. a 10% return...
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Volatility
FormalSpecifically relating to share prices, this is the speed of change in a share price measured over a period of time. Also refers to the general market uncertainty where investors are unsure ab...
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Writing Down Allowance (WDA)
FormalA type of tax allowance used in the UK based upon the amount of fixed assets used in the business. These WDAs reduce the tax bills of companies that would otherwise be liable to taxation on t...
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Weighted Average Cost Capital (WACC)
FormalThe total cost of borrowing money and the dividend return required by shareholders, combined into an average annual percentage rate. Often used as the minimum level of return needed from incr...
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Whole Useful Life
FormalThe life expectancy of an asset engaged in the efficient running of a business. A milk float has a life expectancy of 20-30 years - it’s hard to see something bigger and better replacing it. ...
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Working Capital
FormalA term describing a range of shorter term company Assets and Liabilities that allows the business to trade. Included in here are cash balances, debtors, stock, which are all ‘assets’, and cre...
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Write Downs
FormalThe restatement - downwards - of the value of any company asset following new information about its value.Straight TalkA retailer's unsold seasonal stock is now worth far less than it paid fo...