- 行业: Financial services
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A firm's cash balance as reported in its financial statements. Also called ledger cash.
Industry:Financial services
The ratio of book value to market value of equity. A high ratio means is often interpreted as a value stock (the market is valuing equity relatively cheaply compared to book value). This is the same as a low price-to-book value ratio. Value managers often form portfolios of securities with high book to market values.
Industry:Financial services
The cumulative book income plus any gain or loss on disposition of assets.
Industry:Financial services
The managing underwriter for a new issue. The book runner maintains the book of securities sold.
Industry:Financial services
The book-to-bill ratio is the ratio of orders taken (booked) to products shipped and bills sent (billed). The ratio measures whether the company has more orders than it can deliver (>1), equal amounts (=1), or less (<1). This ratio is of significant interest to investors/ traders in the high-technology sector.
Industry:Financial services
A company's total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities, such as debt. A company's book value might be higher or lower than its market value.
Industry:Financial services
The ratio of stockholder equity to the average number of common shares. Book value per share should not be thought of as an indicator of economic worth, since it reflects accounting valuation (and not necessarily market valuation).
Industry:Financial services
System in which securities are not represented by paper certificates but are maintained in computerized records at the Fed in the names of member banks, which in turn keep computer records of the securities they own as well as those they are holding for customers. In the case of other securities where a book-entry has developed, certificates reside in a central clearinghouse or by another agent. These securities do not move from holder to holder.
Industry:Financial services
Term used to describe the start-up of a company with very little capital.
Industry:Financial services
