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Profitability ratios are useful analytical tools to evaluate a company’s ability to generate profits relative to all costs and expenses.
A company that has high profitability ratios relative to competitors/peers, or a company that has demonstrated to improve their profitability ratios over time, is generally viewed as a healthy and attractive company from an ownership perspective. Some examples of profitability ratios are profit margin, return on assets, and return on equity.
A penny Stock is a term for equity shares valued below $5, many of which are not registered with the SEC and trade OTC
In a lesser-known context, dividend adjustment means a payment of accrued but yet-unpaid dividend amounts to the...
The Broadening Bottom pattern forms when a stock price makes higher highs and lower lows following two widening trends
The home market effect (HME) is a theoretical term used in trade theory economics, describing the concentration of an...
Earnings are the revenues of the company minus the cost of good sold, expenses, and investment losses
A ‘Time Spread,’ also called a Calendar Spread, involves the use of multiple options of the same type, and strike price
Contributions for Money Purchase & Profit Sharing plans come entirely from the employer, and must be before the deadline
A bond ladder is a portfolio of bonds that have different maturities, that may range from months to years in difference
To be “listed” means a stock has been registered and approved for trading on an exchange
Blockchain technology is a decentralized network structure used to obtain consensus on changes to a shared ledger