Tag: company
Back-To-Back Letters Of Credit
What are 'Back-To-Back Letters Of Credit' Back-to-back letters of credit consist of two letters of credit (LCs) used together to finance a...
Backflush Costing
What is 'Backflush Costing' Backflush costing is a product costing system generally used in a just-in-time inventory environment. Backflush costing delays the...
Balance Reporting
What is balance reporting and why is it important for businesses
Balance reporting is the process of creating a financial report that provides an overview...
Bailout
What is a 'Bailout' A bailout is a situation in which a business, an individual or a government offers money to a...
Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation
What is 'Back-Of-The-Envelope Calculation' An informal mathematical computation, often performed on a scrap of paper such as an envelope. A back-of-the-envelope calculation...
Beta
Beta (beta coefficient or β) is a finance term that represents risk of a financial instrument. In simple terms, it is a numerical value...
Backflip Takeover
What is 'Backflip Takeover' An uncommon type of takeover in which the acquirer becomes a subsidiary of the acquired or targeted company,...
Back Door Listings
When a company fails to meet the listing requirements of a stock exchange, it may turn to a back door listing as a way...
Back Month Contract
What is 'Back Month Contract' A type of futures contract that expires in any month past the front month futures contract. The...
Back Months
What is 'Back Months' The available futures contracts for a particular commodity that possess expirations or delivery dates furthest into the future....