The portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock, serving as a profitability indicator.
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Earnings Growth %
The annual compound annual growth rate of earnings from investments.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization It’s an indicator of the overall financial condition of a company.
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
An indicator of company profitability calculated as revenue minus expenses but excluding taxes and interest.
Earnings
A company’s after-tax income. Earnings are usually the big factor in determining a public company’s share price.
Duration
The time it takes to receive the true cost of a bond, weighing in the present value of all future coupons and the principal payments.
Due Diligence (Meeting)
A special type of meeting conducted by an underwriter allowing brokers and analysts to ask corporate officials or representatives of the issuing company about a new security before its release.
Drag on Returns (Drag Grade) / Performance drag?
Calculating the return on an investment with no costs associated with it and the return after accounting for all the costs associated with it.
Downtick
A transaction on an exchange that happens at a lower price than the previous transaction.
Downgrade
A negative change in the rating of a stock’s expected performance issued by an analyst or financial services firm.