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Key Terms by Chapter, Alphabetized (Chapters 1 - 3) Flashcards

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Chapter 1

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Definition

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401K

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A tax-sheltered retirement plan offered by some employers.

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Accounting

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The business function responsible for creating the historical financial statements.

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Asset Manager

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A professional who makes a living managing a portfolio of assets.

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Asset Pricing

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The process of valuing assets

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Business Finance

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Another word for corporate finance.

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Capital Budgeting Analysis

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The process of deciding what assets to buy.

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Cash Management

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Managing the day-to-day finance operations of a firm.

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Certified Financial Planner

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A professional who has passed the CFP examination.

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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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The highest ranking corporate finance officer in a firm.

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Commercial Bank

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A bank that focuses mostly on mid to large sized companies.

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Company/Industry Analysts

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Professionals who produce reports on specific firms and industries.

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Consumer Bank

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A bank that focuses mostly on individuals, families, and small business.

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Consumer Insurance

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Life and property insurance.

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Corporate Finance

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The finance function within a business. One of the three main areas of finance.

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Corporate Insurance

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Insurance sold to businesses.

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Cost of Capital

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How much it costs the firm (in percentage terms) to finance its operations through debt and/or equity.

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CPA

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A Certified Public Accountant.

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Credit Analyst

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A bank position which involves deciding who qualifies for a loan and who does not.

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Current Market Value

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What someone would pay right now for an asset.

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Debt

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Money lent by a creditor to provide financing for the borrower.

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Discounted Cash Flow

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The process of using time value of money skills and forecasting to value assets.

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Dollar-Cost-Averaging

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Automatically investing a fixed percentage or amount every certain period, such as a month.

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Equity

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Ownership in an asset such as a company.

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Estates

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Legal structures used in estate planning.

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Fair Return

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An acceptable return for a passive investor.

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Fields

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Specific areas within finance such as insurance, personal finance, financial planning, asset management, etc.

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Finance (verb)

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To pay for something.

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Financial Derivatives

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Financial assets that derive their value based on an underlying asset. Examples are options, futures, and forwards.

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Financial Management

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Another word for corporate finance.

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Financial Policy Implementation

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Incorporating new finance ideas within a firm.

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Free Cash Flows

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Cash that is left over after business operations and taxes are paid.

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Hedge Funds

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Lightly regulated investment funds that have fewer restrictions than mutual funds pertaining to investment choices.

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Index Fund

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A mutual fund that tracks an already established index such as the S&P 500.

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Initial Public Offering (IPO)

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An organization’s business function responsible for interacting with the organization’s employees (staff, faculty, managers, etc.)

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Institutions

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One of the three main areas of finance which deals with banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and the like.

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Insurance Company

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A firm that offers life, health, auto, etc. insurance services.

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Invest

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To exchange something in hope of a return.

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Investment Banking

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Professional banking services not regulated by federal banking regulations.

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Investments

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One of the three main areas of finance. As its name implies, it involves choosing which assets to invest in.

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Longing

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Buying an asset.

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Managerial Finance

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Another word for corporate finance.

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Marketing

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The business function responsible of generating sales.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As)

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The market for firms that buy and sell each other.

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Money Manager

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Old term for an Asset Manager

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Mutual Funds

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Portfolios of assets professionally managed for others to invest in.

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New Issues

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The market for firms issuing equity or debt for the first time.

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No-Load Mutual Fund

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A mutual fund that does not charge a fee to get into it or to leave it.

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Operations

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The business function responsible for the production of the good or service being sold.

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OPM

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Other people’s money.

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Organizational behavior/Human Relations

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The business function responsible for the people-stuff in the organization.

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Passive Investing Strategy

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Investing without active management.

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Pension Company

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A firm that provides retirement investment plans.

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Private Placements

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Company financing without having to file the necessary public regulatory documents.

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Property/Casualty Auto Insurance

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Insurance required if you own a car.

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Real Estate Investment Trust

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Portfolios that own real estate assets such as buildings and mortgages.

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Reinsurance

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Insurance sold to insurance companies.

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Risk Management

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The area in finance that deals with insurance.

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Roth IRA

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A tax-sheltered retirement plan individuals can use to avoid taxes on portfolio returns.

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Seasoned Equity Offering (SEO)

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Any public equity offering after the IPO.

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Shorting

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Selling an asset.

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Specialties

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Another word for fields.

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Strategic Management

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The business function of managing the strategies and tactics of business operations.

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Supply Chain Management

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A subset of operations responsible for managing the value chain.

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Tax Strategies

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Minimizing the taxes a business pays.

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Tax-Sheltered Plan

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An investment plan that either defers or eliminates income tax.

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Teller

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An entry level bank position.

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Trusts

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Legal structures used in estate planning.

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Value Chain

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The chain of suppliers and customers the business relies on.

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Vault.com

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A website with valuable career information.

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Venture Capital

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High risk, usually early stage professional financing.

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Wills

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Legal documents used in estate planning.

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Chapter 2

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Definition

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Accounts Payable

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A current liability that represents any money the firm owes suppliers and other firms. Typically the firm does not pay interest on accounts payable.

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Accounts Receivable

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A type of current asset which represents any money owed to the firm for services rendered.

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Accrual Accounting

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Accounting system based on recording accounts based on historical prices and the matching principle.

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Accruals

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Non-cash accounting accounts representing money either owed or due, typically in the short term.

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Accrued Wages

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Wages that the company owes to employees, but has not paid yet.

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Additional PIC

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A type of equity on the balance sheet which equals the proceeds from a stock offering minus the common stock (par) portion.

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Balance Sheet

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One of the three main financial statements. It is a snapshot of the firm’s assets, liabilities, and equity at any point in time.

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Balance Sheet Equation

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Assets = Liabilities + Equity

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Book Value

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The accounting value recorded on the balance sheet.

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Cash

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Most liquid current asset on the balance sheet.

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Cash Flow from Financing

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One of the three parts of the cash flow statement.

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Cash Flow From Investing

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One of the three parts of the cash flow statement.

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Cash Flow from Operations

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One of the three parts of the cash flow statement.

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Common Stock

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A type of equity on the balance sheet which represents equity sold to common share holders at par value.

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Contra-Asset Account

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An account on the asset side of the balance sheet that reduces the value of the asset, such as accumulated depreciation.

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Cost of Good Sold (COGS)

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The cost of raw materials for operations, typically the second line of the income statement.

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Cost of Services

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Similar to cost of goods sold, but applies to service companies.

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Current Assets

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Assets that are expected to be liquidated within a year.

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Current Liabilities

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Liabilities on the balance sheet with a short life span (typically less than one year).

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Depreciation

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A non-cash expense used to approximate the decrease in value of an asset.

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Earnings

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Another word for net income.

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Earnings Management

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Using accrual accounting to make earnings look better or worse than they should.

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EBIT

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Stands for “Earnings Before Interest and Taxes”. EBIT is found on the income statement.

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FASB

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Federal Accounting Standards Board.

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FIFO

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First in, first out inventory system.

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Financial Statement Analysis

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The process of examining the three financial statements using financial skills.

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Fixed Assets

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Assets on the balance sheet with a lifespan greater than a year.

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GAAP

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Generally accepted accounting principles.

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Gross Profit

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Typically the third line of the income statement which equals Sales - COGS

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Historical Cost Principle

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Accrual accounting principle to recorded assets, liabilities, and equity at historical levels.

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Income Statement

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One of the three main financial statements. It covers a period of time and starts with sales, takes out expenses, and ends with net income.

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Interest Expense

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Amount owed to creditors that appears on the income statement between EBIT and earnings before taxes.

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Inventories

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A current asset that is typically viewed as the least-liquid current asset. Includes raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods.

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Investing Activities

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What type of projects a firm decides to take.

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LIFO

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“Last in, first out” inventory system.

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Liquidity

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The ability to convert an asset to cash quickly without losing significant value.

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Marketable Securities

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Very liquid current asset on the balance sheet such as money markets, t-bills, etc.

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Matching Principle

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Accrual accounting principle to match revenues and expenses in the same period.

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Net Income

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Typically last line of the income statement, also known as earnings.

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Non-Cash Expense

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Any expense that is not an actual cash flow, but is recorded in the financial statements. An example is depreciation.

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Notes Payable

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A current liability that represents money borrowed for the short term, typically under 5 years.

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Operating Accounts

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Financial statement accounts which generate operating expenses.

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Operating Expenses

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The expenses on an income statement that fit between gross profit and EBIT

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Percentage of Completion Method

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A type of revenue recognition system where the firm books sales as they complete certain milestones of the service rendered.

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PP&E

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Property, plant, and equipment, a part of fixed assets on the balance sheet.

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Retained earnings

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Money plowed back into the company from prior earnings (net income).

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Retained Earnings Forecasting

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Predicting the amount of retained earnings that will carry from the income statement to the balance sheet in the future.

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Revenue Recognition

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Accrual accounting permits firms to time the recognition of sales based on certain rules.

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Revenues, Sales

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The top line of the income statement. The total amount of money a business brings in (before subtracting out any costs).

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Sell-Lease Back

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A technique used to reduce the amount of assets and especially debt on a firm’s books.

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Source of Cash

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A decrease of an asset (including cash) or the increase in a liability.

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Statement of Cash Flows

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One of the three main financial statements. It includes cash flow from operations, investing, and financing.

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Tax Expense

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Typically second to the last line of the income statement right before net income, represents income taxes paid by the firm.

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Use of Cash

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An increase of an asset (including cash) or the decrease of a liability.

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Chapter 3

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Definition

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Accounting Profit

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Typically net income. A profit that does not account for opportunity costs.

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Acid Test Ratio

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Another word for Quick Ratio.

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Agency Costs

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The costs that result from the principle-agent problem.

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AR Turnover

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Credit Sales/AR, a liquidity ratio.

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Average Collection Period

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AR/Daily Credit Sales, a liquidity ratio.

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CAPEX

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Capital Expenditures, how much the firm spends on fixed assets.

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Capital Structure

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The portion of a firm’s assets that are financed by either liabilities (debt), or by equity. The mix of debt and equity is referred to as the capital structure.

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Costly Capital

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All interest-bearing debt plus all equity.

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Cross-sectional Analysis

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One of the three ways to use ratios by comparing the firm to other firms’ ratios or industry averages.

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Current Ratio

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CA/CL, a liquidity ratio.

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Debt Ratio

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D/A, a financing ratio.

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Debt-to-Equity Ratio

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D/E, a financing ratio.

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DuPont Formula

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A mathematical break-down that breaks ROE into multiple components: profitability, efficiency, and leverage typically.

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Earnings

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Another word for Net Income.

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Economic Profit

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Accounting profit minus opportunity costs.

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Efficiency Ratios

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One of the four classifications of ratios designed to see how well the firm is using its assets and investments.

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Equity Multiplier

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A/E, the third part of the DuPont Formula.

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EVA

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Economic value added, a measure of economic profit.

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Financial Leverage

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The portion of a firm’s asset that are financed by debt. The more debt a company holds, the great its financial leverage.

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Financing Ratios

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One of the four classifications of ratios designed to measure how the firm finances its operations.

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Fixed Asset Turnover

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Sales/Fixed Assets, an efficiency ratio.

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Free Cash Flow to Equity

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Cash left over after operations, taxes, and debt/interest payments available to shareholders.

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Free Cash Flow to the Firm

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Cash left over after operations and taxes available to creditors and shareholders.

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Goal of the Firm

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Traditionally to maximize shareholder wealth.

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Gross Margin

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Gross Profit/Sales, a profitability ratio.

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High-Growth Firms

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Firms expected to experience high growth. These types of firms typically have a market-to-book equity ratio greater than 1.

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Industry Analysis

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A type of cross-sectional analysis.

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Inventory Turnover

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COGS/Inventory, a liquidity ratio.

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JIT Inventory

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A system of inventory where the needed inventory shows up just in time.

158
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LBO

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Leveraged buyout. This is when a firm is purchased with a ton of debt.

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Liquid Asset

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An asset that can be converted into cash quickly without the loss of significant value.

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Liquidity Ratios

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One of the four classifications of ratios designed to measure the ability of a firm to pay its near-term obligations.

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Net Margin

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NI/Sales, a profitability ratio.

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NWC

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Net Working Capital. Calculated by subtracting Current Liabilities from Current Assets (CA- CL).

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OIROI

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Operating Income Return on Investment. Operating income/Total Assets, an efficiency ratio.

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Operating Margin

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EBIT/Sales, a profitability ratio.

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Opportunity Costs

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Non-cash costs found from asking, “What could the firm have done with the money instead?”.

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Optimal Debt Ratio

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The amount of debt that minimizes the firm’s cost of capital.

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Principle-Agent Problem

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When the agent (worker or manager) doesn’t act in the best interest of the principle (owner).

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Profitability Ratios

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One of the four classifications of ratios designed to measure the profitability of the firm.

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Quick Ratio

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(CA-Inventory)/CL, a liquidity ratio.

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Ratio Analysis

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Process of using financial analysis to determine the health of a firm.

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ROA

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Return on Assets = NI/A, a profitability ratio.

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ROE

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Return on Equity = NI/E, a profitability ratio.

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Seasonal Firms

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Firms whose performance varies according to the season.

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Time Series Analysis

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Same as trend analysis.

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Times Interest Earned (TIE)

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EBIT/Interest Expense, a financing ratio.

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Total Asset Turnover

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Sales/Total Assets, an efficiency ratio. Sometimes written as “TAT.”

177
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Trend Analysis

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One of the three ways to use ratios by comparing a firm’s ratios across time.

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WACC

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Weighted average cost of capital. The average cost of financing a firm in percentage terms.

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