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financial management
financial managment 5e brigham frequently used symbols
Question | Answer |
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ACP | Average collection period |
ADR | American depository receipt |
A/R | Accounts receivable |
b | Beta Coefficient, a measure if an asset's riskiness |
b L | Levered beta |
b U | unlevered beta |
BEP | Basic earning power |
BVPS | Book value per share |
CAPM | Capital Asset Pricing Model |
CCC | Cash conversion cycle |
CF | Cash flow; CF t is the cash flow in Period t |
CFPS | Cash flow per share |
CV | Coefficient of variation |
D p | Dividend of preferred stock |
D t | Dividend in Period t |
DCF | Discounted cash flow |
DPS | Dividends per share |
DRIP | Dividend reinvestment plan |
DRP | Default risk premium |
DSO | Days sales outstanding |
EAR | Effective annual rate, EFF% |
EBIT | Earnings before interest and taxes; net operating income |
EBITDA | Earnings before interest,taxes, depreciation, and amortization |
EPS | Earnings per share |
EVA | Economic value added |
F | (1) fixed operating cost |
FCF | Free cash flow |
FV N | Future value for Year N |
FVA N | Future value of an annuity for N years |
g | Growth rate in earnings, dividends, and stock prices |
I | Interest rate; also referred to as r |
I/YR | Interest rate key on some calculators |
INT | Interest payment in dollars |
IP | Inflation premium |
IPO | Initial public offering |
IRR | Internal rate of return |
LP | Liquidity premium |
M | Maturity value of a bond |
M/B | Market-to-book ratio |
MIRR | Modified internal rate of return |
MRP | Maturity risk premium |
MVA | Market value added |
N | Calculator key denoting number of periods |
NOPAT | Net operating profit after taxes |
NOWC | Net operating working capital |
NPV | Net present value |
P | (1) Price of a share of stock in Period t; P 0 = price of the stock today |
Pf | Price of good in foreign country |
Ph | Price of good in home country |
P/E | Price / earnings ratio |
PMT | Payment of an annuity |
PPP | Purchasing power parity |
PV | Present value |
PVA N | Present value of an annuity for N years |
Q | Quantity produced or sold |
Q BE | Breakeven quantity |
r | (1) A percentage discount rate, or cost of capital; also referred to as I |
r bar | historic, or realized, rate of return |
r hat | an expected rate of return |
r* | Real risk-free rate of return |
r d | Before-tax cost of debt |
r e | Cost of new common stock (outside equity) |