to increase earnings
11earnings growth — / ɜ:nɪŋz grəυθ/ noun an increase in profit per share …
12Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 — The Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (or TIPRA, USPL|109|222, USStat|120|345) was enacted on May 17, 2006. This bill prevents several tax provisions from sunseting in the near future. The two most notable pieces of the bill… …
13average earnings — UK US noun [plural] (also average income [C or U]) ECONOMICS, HR ► the average amount of money that workers earn in a particular industry, area, or economy during a particular period of time: »Labour market data showed a fall in annual average… …
14Look-Through Earnings — include the profits that a company pays to its shareholders in the form of dividends and the retained earnings that the company uses to expand its operations. This concept was popularized by Warren Buffet to analyze the overall earnings… …
15buy earnings growth — ► to buy shares in a company at a low price compared to the profit the company made in the previous period, hoping that the shares will increase in value: »Bargain minded managers see a chance to buy earnings growth at a cheap price. Main Entry:… …
16Two-Step Earnings — A slang reference to two companies whose earnings tend to move in tandem. The earnings for the companies tend to increase in a slow slow, quick quick fashion. This slang term is a reference to the country style dance called the two step because… …
17natural increase of shares — An increase in the value of shares resulting from an increase in the earnings and profits of the corporation and a consequential increase in dividends. Miller v Guerrard, 67 Ga 284 …
18capital increase — An increase not attributable to earnings …
19capital increase — An increase not attributable to earnings …
20Debt/Equity Ratio — A measure of a company s financial leverage calculated by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders equity. It indicates what proportion of equity and debt the company is using to finance its assets. Note: Sometimes only interest bearing,… …
