Tag: measure
Return on Assets – ROA
Return on Assets (ROA) is a ratio designed to measure the efficiency of a company’s management. It indicates the company’s profitability as compared to...
Sharpe Ratio
DefinitionIn finance, the Sharpe ratio is a way to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk. The ratio measures the...
Salomon Brothers World Equity Index (SBWEI)
What is 'Salomon Brothers World Equity Index - SBWEI' An index that measures the performance of fixed-income and equity securities from domestic...
Backlog
What is a 'Backlog' A backlog is a buildup of work that needs to be completed. The term "backlog" has a number...
Baltic Dry Index
DefinitionThe Baltic Dry Index, is issued daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange. The BDI is a composite of the Capesize, Panamax and Supramax Timecharter...
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...
Basis Point
DefinitionA basis point is one hundredth of a percent or equivalently one ten thousandth. The related concept of a permyriad is literally one part...
Standard Deviation
In mathematics, standard deviation is the degree of the dispersion from a set of data’s mean. The SD is higher when the data is...
CPI – Consumer Price Index
The consumer price index (CPI) is metric that denotes prices of goods and services including food items, transportation, medical care, and others used by...
CAPM – Capital Asset Pricing Model
The CAPM is a model that helps in determining the price of securities keeping in view the risk an investor takes, and the return...