INCOME SMOOTHING
Use of accounting methods to reduce net income reductions from one period to another. Companies employ this practice because investors in general are willing to pay a premium for stocks with stable and predictable earnings streams, as compared to stocks whose earnings fluctuate widely. Some examples of income smoothing include delaying revenue during a good year if the following year is anticipated to be a challenging one, or recognition of expenses in a difficult year if the performance is anticipated to improve in the future.
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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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