the total legal obligations of a company to pay other parties
total liabilities
average interest rate
indicates the average interest rate that a company borrows at
to survive
to continue to live or to exist
gross margin is the difference between revenue and cost of goods sold, divided by revenue
gross profit margin
return on equity
a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by shareholders' equity
virtually
nearly, almost / using computer technology over the internet, and not involving people physicallygoing somewhere
indicates how much debt a company is using to finance its assets relative to the value of shareholders' equity
debt / equity ratio
price / earnings ratio
the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its per-share earnings
adequate
sufficient, enough
an asset which does not have a physical nature (such as a trademark or a patent)
intangible assets
earnings per share
indicates the profitability of a company, calculated by dividing the company's net income with its total number of outstanding shares
to have a clue
to have an idea - to understand
the amounts affecting common stockholders, but not from movements in the stock of the company (e.g. currency translation adjustments)
accumulated gains
inventory turnover
measures how efficiently a company uses its inventory by dividing its cost of sales or cost of goods sold
to indicate
to show or point out