DEGREE OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE - DFL
Ratio that summarize the effect an amount of financial leverage has on a company's earnings per share. Financial leverage involves using fixed costs to finance the firm, and will include higher expenses before interest and taxes (EBIT). Most likely, the firm under evaluation will be trying to optimize EPS, and this ratio can be used to help determine the most appropriate level of financial leverage to use to achieve that goal. The higher the degree of financial leverage, the more volatile EPS will be, all other things remaining the same.
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Accumulation Area
A price where the investors purchase shares of a particular stock. It is usually determined by the looks of the volume and its price. Some analysts ...
SEC Form DEF13E3
SEC Form DEF13E3 is a form which is used as an initial preliminary statement for a company or affiliate that is turning private. “Going priva ...
Transaction
1. Deal between a buyer and a seller to exchange a product, service, or financial instrument.
2. In accounting, an event or condition aff ...
IRS Publication 596
A document that gives information on the earned income credit (EIC) offered to individuals who earn below $51,567. To be eligible to receive EIC, a ...
Depository Trust Company Tracking - DTCT
A service, used by underwriting firms, that provides a method of tracking the exact path of purchases and sales of newly issued securities.
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