Category: financial terms

Do you know the difference between a balance sheet and an income statement? Or equity and revenues? Many people are confused about financial terms. This dictionary of over 100 financial terms...

123 10-K A 10-K is a company annual report required by the Securities and Exchange Commission. It provides an overview of the business, risk factors, financial data, and management's...

A Accounting Accounting is the language of business. Accounting is the process of capturing and communicating financial data. The goal of the accounting system is to issue financial...

B Balance Sheet The balance sheet is one of the three financial statements. The balance sheet format shows assets, liabilities, and equity. This statement shows...

C CAGR See compound annual growth rate. Cash flow statement The cash flow statement is one of the basic three financial statements. The format is cash receipts minus cash...

D Debits and Credits Debits and credits are used to record financial transactions. Debit is the left side of an account. Credit is the right side of an account. Using the acronym...