Earnings quality — Earnings quality, in accounting, refers to the overall reasonableness of reported earnings. It is an assessment criterion for how repeatable, controllable and bankable McClure, Ben. (n.d.) Earnings: Quality Means Everything . Retrieved June 29,… … Wikipedia
earnings — earn·ings n pl 1: something (as wages or dividends) earned as compensation for labor or the use of capital 2: the balance of revenue for a specified period that remains after deducting related costs and expenses incurred compare profit Merriam… … Law dictionary
Earnings call — Earnings Calls are a teleconference in which a public company discusses the financial results of a reporting period. The name comes from the bottom line numbers in the income statement earnings per share. The U.S. based National Investor… … Wikipedia
Earnings yield — is the quotient of earnings per share divided by the share price. It is the reciprocal of the P/E ratio the E/P or the EPS.The earnings yield is quoted as a percentage, allowing an easy comparison to going bond rates.ApplicationsThe earnings… … Wikipedia
earnings-related — ˌearnings reˈlated adjective ACCOUNTING relating to the amount of money that you earn and changing in relation to this amount, used especially about a pension scheme: • a state earnings related pension scheme • earnings related contributions * *… … Financial and business terms
earnings report — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► an official document that gives details of a company s profit or loss for a particular period: quarterly/annual/recent earnings report »The quarterly earnings report failed to impress investors. »strong/solid earnings… … Financial and business terms
earnings statement — UK US noun [C] ► (also statement of earnings) FINANCE an official statement that gives details of a company s profit or loss for a particular period: quarterly/half year/interim earnings statement »Shares dropped more than 2.7% after a takeover… … Financial and business terms
earnings schedule — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► EARNINGS REPORT(Cf. ↑earnings report): »The company is due to report a better than expected earnings schedule for the end of February. ► a list of when particular companies earnings reports are expected to be published:… … Financial and business terms
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — (EBITDA) is a non GAAP metric that can be used to evaluate a company s profitability.::EBITDA = Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses + Other RevenueIts name comes from the fact that Operating Expenses do not include interest, taxes, or… … Wikipedia
earnings basis — ˌearnings ˈbasis noun [singular] FINANCE used to discuss a company s performance based on its profits, rather than other measures of performance: • While not cheap on an earnings basis, the stock s $2 a share in operating cash flow makes it a… … Financial and business terms
earnings release — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► an official statement that gives details of a company s profit or loss for a particular period: »Companies expecting disappointing earnings have told investors prior to the actual earnings release. weekly/quarterly/annual … Financial and business terms
