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earnout
Accounting; General accounting
When a business owner tries to increase a revenue base during the sale of the business. This helps the business owner position himself or herself for a better financial structure during business ...
economic benefit
Accounting; General accounting
Benefit quantifiable in terms of money, such as revenue, net cash flow, net income.
economic blight
Accounting; General accounting
The bad affects of a destructive economic status on city hubs and main street towns. In recent times, investors have banded together to try to revitalize communities that have been hit hard by ...
economic book value
Accounting; General accounting
Book value of a firm that allows for valuation of goodwill, inventories, real estate, and other assets at their current market value.
earnings growth
Accounting; General accounting
Percentage change in a firm's earnings per share (EPS) in a period, as compared with the same period from the previous year. Earnings may also be compared with other firms in the same industry or ...
earnings multiplier
Accounting; General accounting
Estimated profit to earnings ratio (adjusted to the current level of interest rates) used in the valuation of a firm's worth. Also called earnings multiple.
earnings per share
Accounting; General accounting
calculated as earnings for ordinary shareholders divided by the number of shares which have been issued by the company.
