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ROE (Return on Equity)

See Also: Return On Equity Example Return on Asset Financial Leverage Gross Profit Margin Ratio Analysis Return on Equity Analysis Fixed Asset Turnover Analysis Return on Equity (ROE) The return on equity, or ROE, is defined as the amount of profit or net income a company earns per investment dollar. It reveals how much profit a company

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Normalized Earnings

See Also: Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) Collection Effectiveness Index (CEI) How Does a CFO Bring Value to a Company? Multiple of Earnings Continuous Accounting: The New Age of Accounting Budgeting 101: Creating Successful Budgets Normalized Earnings are adjustments made to the income statement in preparation to show potential buyers of the company. When making these

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Analyzing Your Return on Investment (ROI)

Return on Investment Return on Investment is a useful tool to understand, analyze, and compare different investment opportunities. Return on Investment or ROI measures the efficiency of a specific investment by revealing how net earnings recover the cost of the original investment. Have you ever wondered if the result of your investment was really worth

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Return on Investment (ROI)

See Also: Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Return on Common Equity Internal Rate of Return Method Return on Investment (ROI) Definition Return on investment (ROI) is the ratio of profit made in a financial year as a percentage of an investment. In other words, ROI reveals the overall benefit (return) of an investment using the

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Risk Premium

See Also: Finance Beta Definition Hedging Risk Common Stock Preferred Stock Stock Options Risk Premium Definition Risk premium is any return above the risk-free rate. The risk-free rate refers to the rate of return on a theoretically riskless asset or investment, such as a government bond. All other financial investments entail some degree of risk,

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Return on Equity Analysis

See Also: Financial Ratios Return on Asset Required Rate of Return Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Debt to Equity Ratio Return on Common Equity (ROCE) What The CEO Wants You to Know How Your Company Really Works Return on Equity Analysis Defined also as return on net worth (RONW), return on equity reveals how much

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Profitability Index Method Formula

See Also: Profitability Index Method Profitability Index Method Formula Use the following formula where PV = the present value of the future cash flows in question. Profitability Index = (PV of future cash flows) ÷ Initial investment Or = (NPV + Initial investment) ÷ Initial Investment: As one would expect, the NPV stands for the Net Present Value of

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Passive Income

Passive Income Definition  Tax law distinguishes between active income and passive income. Returns generated from investments or business activities that require the continued effort of the taxpayer are considered active income. Consider returns coming from investments or business activities that require little or no participation from the taxpayer passive income. Another type of income is

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NPV vs Payback Method

See Also: Payback Period Method Bailout Payback Method Rule of 72 NPV vs Payback Method NPV (Net Present Value) is calculated in terms of currency while Payback method refers to the period of time required for the return on an investment to repay the total initial investment. Payback, NPV and many other measurements form a

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Make-or-Buy Business Decision

See Also: Company Life Cycle Market Positioning Marking to Market Mining the Balance Sheet for Working Capital Inventory to Working Capital Make-or-Buy Business Decision Make-or-buy decisions arise in business when a company must decide whether to produce goods internally or to purchase them externally. This typically is an issue when a company has the ability

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Free Cash Flow Analysis

See Also: Cash Flow Projections Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Cash Cycle Steps to Track Money In and Out of a Company Free Cash Flow Analysis Definition Free cash flow analysis is the amount of cash that a company can put aside after it has paid all of its expenses at the end of an accounting

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Homemade Leverage

Homemade Leverage Definition In finance, homemade leverage is a technique individual investors can use to synthetically adjust the leverage of a firm. To replicate the effects of leverage in the firm, the individual investor borrows money at the same borrowing rate as the company. They need to add leverage to their portfolio. If an investor invests in an

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