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Revenue

The total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services related to the company's primary operations

Operating expense

Represents the total incurred expenses through normal operations

Net income

Company’s earnings for a period net of operating costs, taxes, and interest

Net profit margin

Measures how much net income or profit is generated as a percentage of revenue.

Earnings per share

Represents the company's profit divided by the outstanding shares of its common stock.

EBITDA

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, is a measure of a company's overall financial performance and is used as an alternative to net income in some circ*mstances

Effective tax rate

The percent of their income that a corporation pays in taxes

Cash and short-term investments

Investments that are relatively liquid and have maturities between 3 months and one year

Total assets

The total amount of assets owned by a company

Total liabilities

Sum of the combined debts a company owes

Total equity

The value of subtracting the total liabilities from the total assets of a company

Shares outstanding

Total number of common shares outstanding as of the latest date disclosed in a financial filing

Price to book

A ratio used to determine if a company’s market value is in line with the value of its assets less liabilities and preferred stock

Return on assets

A financial ratio that shows a company’s profitability compared to its assets

Return on capital

Company’s return above the average cost it pays for its debt and equity capital

Net income

Company’s earnings for a period net of operating costs, taxes, and interest

Cash from operations

Net cash used or generated for core business activities

Cash from investing

Net cash used or generated in investing activities such as purchasing assets

Cash from financing

Net cash used or generated in financing activities such as dividend payments and loans

Net change in cash

The amount by which a company's cash balance increases or decreases in an accounting period

Free cash flow

Amount of cash a business has after it has met its financial obligations such as debt and outstanding payments