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Glossary
BE 4.01 FI-354 Glossary
Term | Definition |
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Accounting | The process of keeping and interpreting financial records |
Accounts Payable | All monies owed by the business to others |
Accounts Receivable | All monies owed to firm by its customers |
Acquisition of funds | Finance activity involving making decisions about financing |
Administration of assets | Finance activity involving making decisions about firm's investments |
Asset(s) | Anything of a value that a business or induvial owns |
Capital Budgeting | A process in which a firm's financial manager determine which projects it should invest in |
Capital Investment Decisions | Decisions that determine which projects a business will invest in, how the investment(s) will be financed, and whether to pay dividends to shareholders |
Capital structure | A firm's mix of financing, usually some combination of debt and equity |
Cash Conversion Cycle | Ratio that refers to the number of days between a company paying for raw materials and receiving cash from selling the products made from those raw materials |
Debt Funding | Using money that is lent by a bank or other institution to finance a project |
Dividend | A sum of money paid to an investor or stockholder as earnings on an investments |
Equity Funding | Using money from investors to finance a project in exchange for shares in the company |
Finance | In business, the function that involves all money management matters |
Financing | Funding a business activity or project through debt, equity, or venture capital |
Return On Capital | A measure of how well a business generates cash flow in relation to the capital it has already invested in itself |
Venture Capital | Invested money used for a new business opportunities |
Working Capital Management | Management of a firm's current balance of assets and liabilities; involves accounts payable and receivable, inventor, and cash |