Financing
Balance Sheet Terms
Assets
Capital & Structure
Miscellaneous
100

A bill that sets out the amount to be paid, what is being paid for, and the terms of payment.

Invoice

100

The valuable green paper 

Cash

100

An important asset to the school store

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100

Capital that a company owns that involves borrowing money that must be paid back with interest.

Debt capital

100

It is calculated by dividing net profit by total assets:

= Net Profit/Total Assets

Return on investment or ROI

200

An index of all the financial accounts in your company.

Chart of accounts

200

Organizes the assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity of a business

Balance Sheet

200

Includes investments that can't be converted to cash in less than one year

Fixed assets

200

If you can't pay back the loan you must forfeit this to the lender.

Collateral

200

It is calculated by net profit divided by owner’s equity.

Return on equity

300

It shows all money coming into the business and expenses that need to be paid. The result of this statement shows the profit or loss at the end of the period.


Cash flow analysis statement

300

The total amount of income you expect to receive from outside parties

Accounts receivable

300

Assets which are easily changed into cash that can be used in a year or less.

Liquid assets

300

Capital that a company owns that is not tied to debt. (Happens by selling shares of your business to investors).

Equity Capital

300

Like the balance sheet, this displays a lot of information. It shows all revenues, expenses, and taxes for a specific period of time in order to calculate profit.

Income Statement

400

A tool that evaluate a company’s financial performance. It can tell us about the profitability, liquidity, and debt.

Financial ratio

400

When your business sells accounts receivable to another company at a discount to raise cash

Factoring

400

Assets that cannot be easily converted into cash without a substantial loss of value.

Illiquid assets

400

A preset borrowing limit that can be used at any time. (Works like a credit card).

Line of credit

400

What is the profit margin ratio formula?

Net Profit/Sales

500

The process of determining the point where your costs and revenue in a business are equal.

Breakeven analysis

500

What are the three components of a balance sheet?

Assets, liabilities, and equity

500

How do you calculate the current ratio?

Current Assets/Current Liabilities

500

What does a lower profit margin ratio indicate?

Possible answers: issues with costs or expenses or prices are too low.

500

Imagine you want to start a vintage watch business. You estimate you need $20,000 to get started.

If you took a loan, how much interest would you pay after one year with a 5% interest rate per year.


$1000