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Exam 2
Finances
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Business
Undergraduate 1
03/26/2010

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Term
Finance
Definition
players who deal with the money
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Accounting
Definition
"sports reporters"
watch, understand, and relay what happens
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Financial Managers
Definition
plan, budget, obtain funds, control funds, collect funds, audit, manage taxes, advise top management on financial matters
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Financial Plan
Definition
financial statements (comes from accountants)
"where are we now? where do we need to be?"
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Capital Budget
Definition
large expenses, cost LOTS of money (property, plant, equipment)
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Cash Budget
Definition
Immediate needs to pay RIGHT NOW
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Operating (master) budget
Definition
Combination of capital and cash
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Liquid Assets
Definition
can be quickly and easily turned into cash (i.e. stocks)
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Unsecured Loan
Definition
based on reputation of company asking for money
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Secured Loan
Definition
Put asset up as collateral (if you can't pay back the loan, asset becomes property of person who loaned to you)
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Trade Credit
Definition
SHORT TERm credit companies extend to each other to allow businesses to run smoothly
i.ee. sell me the stuff now, I pay you back in 30 days when I have the money
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Commercial Paper
Definition
specialized for large corporations
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Factoring
Definition
offer to sell accounts receivable. ALWAYS AT A LOSS
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Super Important Accounting Formula
Definition
Assets= Liabilities + Owners Equity
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Balance Sheets
Definition
Statement of Financial Position (snapshot of current financial position)
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Income Statement
Definition
Statements of Revenues and expenses over a set period of time
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Statement of Cash Flow
Definition
statement of cash receipts and disbursements (very VERY short term)
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Financial Ratios
Definition
standard measures that enable analysts to compare companies of different sizes
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Liquidity
Definition
Can a company pay the bills as they come due?
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Solvency
Definition
Can the company survive over a long period of time?
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Profitability
Definition
can a company earn a satisfactory rate of return?
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Market Indicators
Definition
is the stock a good investment?
Term
Securities Market
Definition
Where people gather to exchange securities
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Primary Market (IPO)
Definition
companies offering stocks for sale for the first time (initial public offerings) where company gets their money
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Secondary Market
Definition
stock continues to be bought/sold over and over again by private investors (stock holders get money, not company)
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Bonds- Sinking Fund
Definition
bond owners create a fund in order to increase liklihood of getting $ from bond (low risk, higher investment)
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Bonds- Callable
Definition
company can repay the bond at any time they want (more risk, higher interest)
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Bonds- Convertible
Definition
at maturity date, instead of money they can give you a specified amount of common stock (high risk, more interest)
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Risk
Definition
likelihood of losing your money
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Yield
Definition
return (how much $ to make)
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Duration
Definition
how long will it last
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Liquidity
Definition
how quickly can it be turned back into cash?
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Tax consequences
Definition
payback in taxes?
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Capital Gains
Definition
money made off investments (not taxed until you realize gains)
Term
Blue Chip Stock
Definition
Best of the Best- continue to make money. not necessarily big growth, but DEFINITELY no big loss
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Penny Stock
Definition
cheap value. potential for growth
Term
Market ORder
Definition
go out, buy shares at whatever they're being sold at
Term
Limit Order
Definition
set what you want to buy/sell at
(possibility order won't be placed)
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Stock Split
Definition
rare. companies decide to split stock (i.e. 2 for 1) they think the price is too high and want to split the price. doesn't impact value of shares (until demand increases price)
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Mutual Funds
Definition
pool money with a group of investors. allows small investors to have a diverse portfolio
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