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capital invested — ˌcapital inˈvested noun [uncountable] FINANCE the amount of money put into a particular business or activity: • This is the biggest cellular equipment venture of the last 10 years; capital invested will be several hundred million dollars … Financial and business terms
Cash Return On Capital Invested - CROCI — A method of valuation that compares a company s cash return to its equity. Developed by the Deutsche Bank s global valuation group, CROCI provides analysts with a cash flow based metric for evaluating the earnings of a company. Also known as cash … Investment dictionary
capital maintenance — noun (accounting) The principle that profit is made only after preserving the value of the capital invested in the company • • • Main Entry: ↑capital … Useful english dictionary
capital account — n. 1. an account of the total capital invested in fixed assets by the owners of a business, including real estate, machinery, etc., but excluding current or operating expenses 2. Accounting the summed difference between the assets and liabilities … English World dictionary
Capital accumulation — Most generally, the accumulation of capital refers simply to the gathering or amassment of objects of value; the increase in wealth; or the creation of wealth. Capital can be generally defined as assets invested with the expectation that their… … Wikipedia
capital — the total owned and borrowed funds in a business. Glossary of Business Terms (1) Usually refers to the total of the equity accounts in a firm. For a bank, the equity accounts are common and preferred stock, surplus, and undivided profits. For… … Financial and business terms
Capital — Money invested in a firm. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * capital cap‧i‧tal [ˈkæptl] noun [uncountable] 1. ECONOMICS money or property used to produce wealth: • Countries around the world are hungry for capital and economic… … Financial and business terms
capital employed — Usually defined as fixed assets plus working capital, although alternative definitions are possible. Capital employed is essentially the underlying asset base a company needs to generate its profits and turnover. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein… … Financial and business terms
capital turnover — Calculated by dividing annual sales by average stockholder equity ( net worth). The ratio indicates how much a company could grow its current capital investment level. Low capital turnover generally corresponds to high profit margins. Bloomberg… … Financial and business terms
capital — In economics, money or property used for the production of wealth; used broadly, the entire assets of a corporation; ordinarily, that portion of the assets of the corporation, regardless of their source, which is utilized for the conduct of the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
