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A cash flow statement is a table that reflects the inflow and outflow of cash and cash equivalents of an enterprise during a certain accounting period. Simply put, a cash flow statement describes the ins and outs of a business’s cash.
Income statement, also called a profit & loss (P&L) statement. This shows the profit or loss of a company over a certain period of time. Simply put, an income (P&L) statement is a measure of whether an enterprise has made or lost money.
DuPont analysis is a method used to evaluate the profitability of an enterprise and the level of return on shareholders’ equity. It uses the relationship between several main financial ratios to comprehensively analyse the financial situation of enterprises.
The Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, includes the manufacturing PMI and the services PMI. The PMI is a comprehensive snapshot of the overall US manufacturing sector, employment and price performance are among the most closely watched economic data in the world.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an index reflecting changes in the price of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The producer price index (PPI) reflects the change trend and degree of producers’ purchase of intermediate commodities and raw materials in a certain period, including the ex-factory price index of industrial products and the industrial intermediate input price index.
The initial public offering, or IPO, refers to the process of an enterprise offering additional shares to investors through the stock exchange in the hope of raising funds for its development.
The Nasdaq Composite Index is a stock index that reflects the changes of the NASDAQ stock market. Nasdaq-listed companies cover all new technology industries, including software and computers, telecommunications, biotechnology, retail and wholesale trading.
The S&P 500 index was compiled by Standard & Poor’s in 1957. It was originally made up of 425 industrial stocks, 15 railroad stocks, and 60 utility stocks, known as the S&P 500.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has a history of more than 120 years, since it was introduced in 1896. It is the oldest of the three stock indices and one of the best-known stock indices in the world.
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