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31Growth-share matrix — The BCG matrix (aka B.C.G. analysis, BCG matrix, Boston Box, Boston Matrix, Boston Consulting Group analysis) is a chart that had been created by Bruce Henderson for the Boston Consulting Group in 1970 to help corporations with analyzing their… …
32earnings per share — ( EPS) A company s profit divided by its number of common outstanding shares. If a company earning $2 million in one year had 2 million common shares of stock outstanding, its EPS would be $1 per share. In calculating EPS, the company often uses… …
33deferred share — ➔ Share * * * deferred share UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET ► a type of share where the dividend (= part of a company s profits) does not have to be paid until payments have been made on all other shares: »The directors receive their cash… …
34non-equity share — A share in a company having any of the following characteristics: • any of the rights of the share to receive payments are for a limited amount that is not calculated by reference to the company s assets or profits or the dividends on any class… …
35non-equity share — A share in a company having any of the following characteristics: • any of the rights of the share to receive payments are for a limited amount that is not calculated by reference to the company s assets or profits or the dividends on any class… …
36(a) share of the pie — a piece/share/slice/of the pie phrase a share of the available money, benefits etc The company made big profits and the workers want a slice of the pie. Thesaurus: share of somethingsynonym …
37Windfall profits tax — A windfall profits tax is a higher tax rate on profits that ensue from a sudden windfall gain to a particular company or industry. United StatesIn 1980, the United States enacted the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act (P.L. 96 223) as part of a… …
38headline earnings per share — A form of earnings per share information provided by the Institute of Investment Management and Research. The Institute figure includes all the trading profits and losses for the year, including interest and profits and losses from operations… …
39Split share corporation — A split share corporation is a corporation that exists for a defined period of time to transform the investment return (capital gains, dividends, and possibly also profits from the writing of covered options) and risk of a basket of shares of… …
40preference share — preferred shares of a corporation that have first claim to preferred dividends. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A type of share that pays a fixed percentage dividend. Preference shareholders come before the ordinary shareholder when it comes to… …
