Category: Cashflow

Professional Employer Organization (PEO)

See Also: Advantages of Professional Employer Organizations How to Select a PEO PEO Compared to Outsourcing Payroll Professional Employer Organization FAQ’s Service Department Costs Professional Employer Organization | PEO Definition The Professional Employer Organization or PEO definition is a vendor that assumes, via contract, a significant portion of the employer’s responsibilities and associated risk for either

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Success Is Your Business

See Also: Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace Are You Collecting the Data You Need to Run Your Business? Five Reasons To Pay Attention To CRM Software Warning Signs of a Company in Trouble Working Capital Analysis Success Is Your Business I am going away from talking about traditional cash flow analysis this week. I was

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Quick Ratio Analysis

Quick Ratio Analysis Definition The quick ratio, defined also as the acid test ratio, reveals a company’s ability to meet short-term operating needs by using its liquid assets. It is similar to the current ratio, but is considered a more reliable indicator of a company’s short-term financial strength. The difference between these two is that

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Quick Ratio Analysis Benchmark Example

Quick Ratio Analysis Benchmark Example Quick ratio calculation is a useful skill for any business that may face cash flow issues. Furthermore, quick assets include those current assets that presumably can be quickly converted to cash at close to their book values. It normally includes cash, marketable securities, and some accounts receivables. Current liabilities represent

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Passthrough Securities

See Also: Collateralized Debt Obligations Secured Claim Subordinated Debt Mezzanine Debt Financing (Mezzanine Loans) Asset Based Financing Passthrough Securities Definition A passthrough security is a debt obligation that represents the cash flows towards a certain asset or liability. There is often an intermediary between the cash flows and the investor who provides a lump sum

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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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Outstanding Debt

See Also: Collateralized Debt Obligations Convertible Debt Instrument Debt Ratio Analysis Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) Overhead Rate Imprest Account Outstanding Debt Definition Outstanding debt, defined as the total principal as well as interest amount of a debt that has yet to be paid, is of core importance for any company which has used debt

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Operating Leverage

See Also: Homemade Leverage Valuation Methods Financial Ratios Operating Profit Margin Ratio Operating Cycle What Your Banker Wants You to Know Operating Leverage Definition Operating leverage is a measure of the combination of fixed costs and variable costs in a company’s cost structure. A company with high fixed costs and low variable costs has high

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Monetize

See Also: Current Assets External Sources of Cash Fixed Assets Cash is in Your Business Track Money In and Out of a Company Monetize Definition Monetizing is the act of converting an item into cash usually a bank note or some other certificate that is readily convertible at a bank into cash. However, there are

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NPV vs IRR

See also: Net Present Value Method NPV Versus Payback Method Internal Rate of Return Method Capital Budgeting Methods Discount Rate Weighted Average Cost of Capital Discounted Cash Flow versus Internal Rate of Return (dcf vs irr) NPV vs IRR Key differences between the most popular methods, NPV vs IRR (the Net Present Value Method and Internal Rate

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Net Cash

See Also: Current Ratio Analysis Quick Ratio Analysis Financial Ratios Current Liabilities Debt Ratio Analysis Net Cash Definition The net cash formula is cash minus the liabilities. It is often used in business much like the current ratio. It determines a company’s ability to pay off its obligations. You can also use it to determine

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