DEFENSIVE INTERVAL RATIO
An efficiency ratio that measures how many days a company can operate without having to access non-current (long-term) assets. The DIR is thought by many people to be a better liquidity measure than the quick and current ratios. Because these ratios compare assets to liabilities rather than comparing assets to expenses, the DIR and current/quick ratios would give quite different results if the company had a lot of expenses, but no debt.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission - CFTC
Independent federal agency in the United States regulating the commodity futures and options markets. A product of the Commodity Futures Trading Co ...
Accelerated Amortization
It is an extra payment that is made toward a mortgage principal. By using accelerated amortization, the loan borrower can pay additional payment to ...
SFC
Securities And Futures Commission (SFC) is a regulatory body created by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFCO) for Hong Kong that regulates a ...
Raider
A raider is a person that attempts to take over a company through making a hostile takeover bid. Raiders target companies with undervalued assets a ...
Net Sales
It refers to the gross revenues minus returns and discounts of a company. It is the amount presented in an income statement under sales revenue.
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Digesting Financial Statements: Cash Flow
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Digesting Financial Statements: Working Capital
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