P/E ratio

The P/E ratio (price-to-earnings ratio) of a stock (also called its "P/E", or simply "multiple") is a measure of the price paid for ashare relative to the annual net income…

Present value

Present value, also known as present discounted value, is the value on a given date of a future payment or series of future payments, discounted to reflect the time value…

Overhead (business)

In business, overhead or overhead expense refers to an ongoing expense of operating a business (also known as Operating Expenses – rent, gas/electricity, wages etc.). The term overhead is usually…

Net worth

In business, net worth (sometimes called net assets) is the total assets minus total outside liabilities of an individual or a company. For a company, this is called shareholders’ preference…

Expense

In common usage, an expense or expenditure is an outflow of money to another person or group to pay for an item or service, or for a category of costs.…

Deferral

Deferred, in accrual accounting, is any account where the asset or liability is not realized until a future date (accounting period), e.g. annuities, charges,taxes, income, etc. The deferred item may…

Debits and credits

Debit and credit are the two aspects of every financial transaction. Their use and implication is the fundamental concept in the double-entry bookkeeping system, in which every debit transaction must…