Bookkeeping 101

Owning shares of a company’s stock represents a percentage of ownership in the company. As the company grows and increases in value, the investor may receive a dividend or monetary return from the company in the form of a higher share price. Investme…

It is usually noted if marketable securities are not part of working capital. For example, the definition of adjusted working capital considers only operating assets and liabilities….

Much like a bank loan, a bond guarantees a fixed rate of return, called the coupon rate, in exchange for the use of the invested funds. A marketable security is a highly liquid financial instrument, such as publicly traded bonds or shares of stock. “…

Market share represents the percentage of an industry, or a market’s total sales, that is earned by a particular company over a specified time period. Market share is calculated by taking the company’s sales over the period and dividing it by the tot…

Track discounts and markdowns separately if you want more profit. You need to know what works best and without proper data, its your best guess. Your guess may be right on sometimes and completely off at others….

The difference between margin and markup is that margin is sales minus the cost of goods sold, while markup is the the amount by which the cost of a product is increased in order to derive the selling price. A mistake in the use of these terms can le…

A change in fixed cost would have no effect on the position or shape of these curves. The intersection of MR and MC is shown in the next diagram as point A….

Marginal cost is the derivative of the sum of fixed costs and variable costs of production divided by the quantity produced. This measure of cost allows the producer to understand the cost required to produce each additional unit of output. Marginal …

If your company sells products, profit margin is the number that drives every other part of the business. Out of the profit margin comes the money to pay expenses and the net profits for you, the owner. Applying a consistent profit margin to your pri…

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