The Big Picture

Accounting

Prospectus

Formal Proposal

Dividend

Money from profit that is paid to the shareholder

Bid Price

The highest price a buyer is willing to pay for that share

Ask Price

The lowest price a seller is willing to accept

Price to Earnings Ratio

How much a stock costs relative to how much the company earns per share of stock

Market Share

A company’s portion of an industry

Trading Volume

The total number of shares traded for the day

52-week high

The highest price a stock was sold for in the past 52 weeks

Dividend yield

How much cash a company pays you back each year just for owning their stock

Horizontal Analysis

Tracks financial performance by comparing data across multiple years

Trend Index Analysis

All subsequent years are measured against a baseline year with the baseline being 100

Vertical Analysis

Each term is expressed as a percentage of a base figure