Tag: measures
Absolute Value
What is an 'Absolute Value' An absolute value is a business valuation method that uses discounted cash flow analysis to determine a...
Return on Investment
DefinitionReturn on investment is the ratio between the net profit and cost of investment resulting from an investment of some resource. A high ROI...
Realization Multiple
What is a 'Realization Multiple' A realization multiple is a private equity measurement that values the return paid to an investor. The...
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...
Sacrifice Ratio
What is the 'Sacrifice Ratio' The sacrifice ratio is an economic ratio that measures the costs associated with slowing down economic output...
Stochastic Oscillator
DefinitionIn technical analysis of securities trading, the stochastic oscillator is a momentum indicator that uses support and resistance levels. Dr. George Lane developed this...
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...
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...