Tag: equity
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...
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...
Imputed Interest
What is an 'Imputed Interest' Imputed interest is used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a means of collecting tax revenues...
Equity
Simply put: Equity = Assets – Liabilities However, since there are a number of different types of assets, this definition cannot encompass them all...
Japan ETFs
What is 'Japan ETFs' A type of exchange-traded fund that invests the majority of its assets in Japanese equities that trade on...
Short Position
DefinitionIn finance, a short sale is the sale of an asset that the seller does not own. The seller effects such a sale by...
Late Majority
What is 'Late Majority' The last sizable segment of a population to adopt an innovative technology. The late majority accounts for roughly...
Last-Sale Reporting
What is 'Last-Sale Reporting' An electronic entry, to the Nasdaq stock market, of the amount and price of shares involved in a...
Earnings Per Share – EPS
DefinitionEarnings per share is the monetary value of earnings per outstanding share of common stock for a company. Earnings Per Share - EPS Earnings...
Earnings Yield
DefinitionEarnings yield is the quotient of earnings per share divided by the share price. It is the reciprocal of the P/E ratio. Earnings Yield...