Unbiased Predictor
What is 'Unbiased Predictor' The notion that the current market price of a physical commodity (its cash price or currency) will be equal to its anticipated future price based on the market's forward rate. Like anything that relies on interest rate projections, this outlook can change as economic conditions change. Explaining 'Unbiased Predictor' ...
Real Estate Operating Company (REOC)
What is ‘Real Estate Operating Company – REOC' A company that invests in real estate and whose shares trade on a public exchange. A real estate operating company (REOC) is similar to a real estate investment trust (REIT), except that an REOC will reinvest its earnings into the business, rather than distributing them to unit holders like REITs do. Also,...
Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF)
What is 'Canadian Investor Protection Fund - CIPF' A Canadian not-for-profit organization set up by the investment industry designed to protect investors from the bankruptcy of an individual investment firm. Accounts are covered for up to $1 million in shortfall of securities, commodity and futures contracts, segregated insurance funds and cash. Shortfall is the difference between...
Quick Ratio
DefinitionIn finance, the acid-test or quick ratio or liquidity ratio measures the ability of a company to use its near cash or quick assets to extinguish or retire its current liabilities immediately. Quick assets include those current assets that presumably can be quickly converted to cash at close to their book values. It is the ratio between quick or...
National Bank Surveillance System
DefinitionThe National Bank Surveillance System is a computerized, off-site monitoring system developed by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency "to assist in the early detection of problem banks and bank management," for the purpose of initiating early corrective action. National Bank Surveillance System What is 'National Bank Surveillance System' A computerized monitoring system developed...
Earnings Before Tax (EBT Formula)
What is the formula for calculating EBT? Question: Which of the following formulas is NOT a formula used to calculate Earnings Before Tax (EBT)? EBT = Sales Revenue – COGS – SG&A – Depreciation and Amortization. EBT = EBIT – Interest Expense. EBT = Net Income + Interest Expense. EBT = Net Income + Taxes. Answer: The EBT Formula is revenue...
Karl Albrecht
DefinitionKarl Hans Albrecht was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was for many years the richest person in Germany. As of February 2014, he was ranked as 21st-richest person in the world by Hurun Report. Karl Albrecht What is 'Karl Albrecht' The German billionaire entrepreneur who founded discount...
Weighted Average Cost Of Capital – WACC
DefinitionThe weighted average cost of capital is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets. The WACC is commonly referred to as the firm's cost of capital. Importantly, it is dictated by the external market and not by management. The WACC represents the minimum return that a...
Earnings Before Interest After Taxes (EBIAT)
What is 'Earnings Before Interest After Taxes - EBIAT' Earnings before interest after taxes (EBIAT) is a financial measure that is an indicator of a company's operating performance. EBIAT, which is equivalent to after-tax EBIT, measures a company's profitability without taking into account the capital structure, like ratios such as debt to equity. EBIAT measures a company's ability to generate...
Uncovered Interest Rate Parity (UIP)
What is the 'Uncovered Interest Rate Parity - UIP' The uncovered interest rate parity (UIP) is a parity condition stating that the difference in interest rates between two countries is equal to the expected change in exchange rates between the countries' currencies. If this parity does not exist, there is an opportunity to make a risk-free profit...