Quarterly Revenue Growth
What is 'Quarterly Revenue Growth' When comparing a company's revenue performance from one quarter to the next, quarterly revenue growth is defined as a rise in sales. The sales number for the current quarter can be compared to the same period last year or to the same quarter this year. This provides analysts, investors, and participants with a better understanding...
Quantity Discount
What is a 'Quantity Discount' A quantity discount is an incentive offered to a buyer that results in a decreased cost per unit of goods or materials when purchased in greater numbers. A quantity discount is often offered by sellers to entice buyers to purchase in larger quantities. The seller is able to move more goods or...
Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP)
What is 'Qualified Institutional Placement - QIP' When the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) designates a securities offering as "non-prescribed," it permits an Indian-listed firm to raise money from its domestic markets without the requirement to submit any pre-issue paperwork to market authorities. On May 8, 2006, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued rules for...
Qualitative Analysis
What is 'Qualitative Analysis' Qualitative analysis is a securities analysis that uses subjective judgment based on unquantifiable information, such as management expertise, industry cycles, strength of research and development, and labor relations. Qualitative analysis contrasts with quantitative analysis, which focuses on numbers that can be found on reports such as balance sheets. The two techniques, however, will often...
Quantitative Analysis
What is 'Quantitative Analysis' Quantitative analysis refers to economic, business or financial analysis that aims to understand or predict behavior or events through the use of mathematical measurements and calculations, statistical modeling and research. Quantitative analysts aim to represent a given reality in terms of a numerical value. Quantitative analysis is employed for a number of reasons,...
Qualified Retirement Plan
What is a qualified retirement plan A qualified retirement plan is a type of retirement savings plan that offers certain tax advantages to encourage employees to save for retirement. There are two main types of qualified retirement plans: defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans. Defined benefit plans promise a certain level of benefits to employees upon retirement, while defined...
The Different Types of Quick Assets
There are several different types of quick assets. The four main types are Cash on hand, Marketable securities, and Cash equivalents. The following article will give you a good understanding of each type. Ultimately, you should be able to identify your company's most liquid asset. To do this, you need to know how much cash is available to meet...
Quarter To Date (QTD)
What is 'Quarter To Date - QTD' A time interval that captures all relevant company activity that occurred between the beginning of the current quarter and the time in which the data was gathered. Quarter to date information is typically gathered in situations when the entire quarterly period has not ended yet, and it can allow management...
Qualified Opinion
What is a 'Qualified Opinion' A qualified opinion is a statement issued after an audit is done by a professional auditor that suggests the information provided was limited in scope and/or the company being audited has not maintained GAAP accounting principles. Auditors who deem audits as qualified opinions are advising whomever is reading the document the information within the audit...
Quiet Filing
What is 'Quiet Filing' The name given to an IPO filing where important details are intentionally excluded. Sent to the SEC in order to begin the process of issuing a new security, these details must be submitted through amendments. This form of filing generally takes longer than the conventional methods. Explaining 'Quiet Filing' This...