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1. Assets

The main sense in which the term asset is used is to describe anything owned by an individual or... more

2. Capital assets

Assets, purchased as a long-term investment for generating profit, such as buildings, plant and... more

3. Current assets

Assets of a company that are regularly turned over and can readily be converted into cash, including... more

4. Fixed assets

Assets of a company such as buildings and machinery which are regularly used over a long period of... more

5. Free assets

The amount by which a company's assets outweigh its liabilities, expressed as a absolute... more

6. Intangible assets

Assets which are non physical in form, that is, which cannot be seen. Examples are patents,... more

7. Liquid assets

A companys cash plus assets, such as cheques, that can readily be converted into... more

8. Net assets

The total assets of a company (current assets plus fixed assets) less its current liabilities, known... more

9. Return on total assets

A measure of how good a company is at 'squeezing' earnings out of the assets employed in its... more

10. Tangible assets

Physical assets owned by a company or individual which can be seen or touched such as stock,... more

11. 90/10 strategy

A conservative option strategy in which an investor buys government bills (or other liquid... more

12. Accumulation and maintenance trust

A tax-efficient trust, used to pass assets to your children while still retaining some control over... more

13. Accumulation units

Units in a unit trust where the income from the trust's investments is reinvested in the trust... more

14. Acid test

A financial ratio which is similar to the current ratio, but more stringent. It is defined... more

15. Administrative receiver

An insolvency practitioner appointed when a company goes into receivership. If a company is... more

16. Annual report

All quoted companies have a legal obligation to send shareholders annual results within six months... more

17. Annuity

The payment of a regular income by a life company to an annuitant either for life or shorter periods... more

18. Asset play

An investment strategy seeking to identify companies whose net assets per share are worth... more

19. Asset turnover

The ratio of annual sales divided by net assets employed in the business. Asset turnover measures a... more

20. Balance sheet

One of the main components of a company's report and accounts, the balance sheet provides a snapshot... more

21. Bankruptcy

A situation where an individual is incapable of settling his/her debts and has been served a... more

22. Book value

The value of an asset as entered in a company's balance sheet or an organisation's accounts. Applied... more

23. Capital

The overall assets of an individual less liabilities.

Money injected into a... more

24. Capital adequacy

A measure of the financial strength of a bank or securities firm, usually expressed as a ratio of... more

25. Capital allowance

A tax allowance that takes account of the depreciation of certain types of business assets such as... more

26. Capital employed

The value of all the assets employed in a business, including equity and preference share capital,... more

27. Capital expenditure

A company's expenditure to acquire capital... more

28. Capital market theory

The generic term for models designed to price assets, usually shares or baskets of them, in terms of... more

29. Cash and equivalents

The value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company. Usually... more

30. Cash extraction

A defensive strategy using warrants to replace the exposure to assets at a lower price, thereby... more

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