Basics - Investing & finance glossary

Basics - Investing & finance glossary

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Complete Investing & finance glossary - metrics, ratios, multiples and more

Category Term
Valuation MultiplesP/E Multiple
EV/EBITDA Multiple
Price-to-Book Value (P/BV) Multiple
P To Ebitda
P to EBIT
Price to Free Cash Flow
Price To Revenue
EV To EBIT
EV/Gross Profit Multiple
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
P/OCF Multiple
PEG (Price-to-Earnings to Growth) ratio
EV/FCF Multiple
EV/Revenue Multiple
Price to Gross Profit
Profitability MetricsReturn on Equity (ROE)
Return on Assets
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
Return on Total Capital (ROTC)
Return on Tangible Equity (ROTE)
Return on Tangible Assets (ROTA)
ROIC excl. Goodwill
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
CROIC excl. Goodwill
Operating Cash Return on Invested Capital (OCROIC)
OCROIC excl. Goodwill
ROIC to WACC
ROIC - WACC
Gross Margin
EBITDA margin
Operating Income Margin
Net Income margin
Pre-Tax Income margin
Operating Cash Flow margin
Free Cash Flow margin
Rule of 40 (EBIT margin)
FCF Margin - Rule of 40
Financial Health RatiosCurrent Ratio
Quick Ratio
Debt to Equity
Debt to EBITDA
Total Debt To EBITDA
Net Debt to EBITDA
Net Debt to (EBITDA - Capex)
Total Debt to Total Capital
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
Total Liabilities to Total Assets
EBIT to Interest coverage
EBITDA to Interest coverage
Free cash Flow to Interest coverage
(EBITDA - Capex) to Interest coverage
Total Debt to Free Cash Flow
Net Debt to Free Cash Flow
Cash Flow AnalysisFree Cash Flow (FCF)
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
FCF to Net Income
FCF to EBITDA
Free Cash Flow to EBIT (FCF to EBIT)
FCF to Operating Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow to Net Income
Operating Cash Flow to EBITDA
Operating Cash Flow to EBIT
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities
Capex to Operating Cash Flow
Retained Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow Yield
Per Share MetricsEarnings Per Share (EPS)
Diluted EPS
Book Value per Share
Tangible Book Value per Share
Free Cash Flow Per Share
Operating Cash Flow per Share
Revenue Per Share
EBITDA per Share
EBIT per Share
Net Income per Share
Cash per Share
Assets per Share
Tangible Assets per Share
Capex per Share
Dividend per Share (DPS)
Buyback per Share
Shareholder Return per Share
Balance Sheet ItemsTotal Assets
Current Assets
Non Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment (PPE)
Intangible Assets
Goodwill
Inventory
Accounts Receivables
Cash & Cash Equivalents
Cash End of Period (Cash EoP)
Cash Beginning of Period (Cash BoP)
Short-Term Investments
Long-Term Investments
Minority Investment
Tax Assets
Total Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Non-Current Liabilities
Accounts Payables
Short-Term Debt
Long Term Debt
Total Debt
Net Debt
Deferred Revenue
Deferred Income Tax
Total Equity
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Total Liabilities & Equity
Income Statement ComponentsRevenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses (OPEX)
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)
Selling and Marketing Expenses
General and Administrative Expenses
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)
Depreciation & Amortization
Operating Income
EBITDA
Interest Expense
Interest Income
Pre-tax Income
Income Tax
Effective Tax Rate
Net Income
Stock-based Compensation
Investment & CapitalCapital Expenditure (CAPEX)
Capex To Revenue
CAPEX To Depreciation
Acquisitions Net
Purchases of Investments
Sales Maturities Of Investments
Common Stock Issued
Common Stock Repurchased
Dividends Paid
Debt Repayment
Net Change in Cash
Effect of Foreign Exchanges on Cash
Financial Scoring ModelsAltman Z-score
Piotroski F-score
Beneish M Score
Employee ProductivityRevenue Per Employee
EBITDA Per Employee
EBIT Per Employee
Net Income per Employee
Operating Cash Flow per Employee
Free Cash Flow Per Employee
Cash Per Employee
Assets per Employee
Tangible Assets Per Employee
Tangible Book Value Per Employee
Book Value per Employee
Market Cap per Employee
EV per Employee
Capex Per Employee
Dividend per Employee
Buyback per Employee
Shareholder Return per Employee
Total Employees
Working Capital & EfficiencyAssets Turnover
Equity Turnover
Fixed Assets Turnover
Inventory Turnover
Receivables Turnover
Payables Turnover
Working Capital Turnover
Change in Working Capital
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
Operating Cycle
Cash Conversion Cycle
Market & ValuationMarket Capitalization
Enterprise Value (EV)
Outstanding Shares
Earnings Yield
Buyback Yield
Shareholder Yield
Dividend & Shareholder ReturnsDividend Coverage Ratio
Dividend Cash Coverage
Buyback Coverage ratio
Buyback Cash Coverage
Shareholder Return Coverage Ratio
Shareholder Return Cash Coverage ratio
Retained Earnings Ratio
Reinvestment MetricsRevenue Reinvestment Rate
EBIT Reinvestment Rate
Net Income Reinvestment Rate