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AssetsLiabilities
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By managing a company's assets and liabilities, executives are able to influence net earnings, which may translate into increased stock prices.
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Shareholders’ equity
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A firm's total assets minus its total liabilities. Equivalently, it is share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares.
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Income Statements
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A financial statement that measures a company's financial performance over a specific accounting period.
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Cash Flow Statements
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A financial statement that reflects the inflow of revenue vs. the outflow of expenses resulting from operating, investing and financing activities during a specific time period .
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Account
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a record or statement of financial expenditure or receipts relating to a particular period or purpose.
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Accountant
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a person whose job is to keep or inspect financial accounts.
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Accounting period
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is generally a quarter or a year and reflects all of the financial activity that occurred during that time.
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Accounts payable
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money owed by a company to its creditors.
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Accounts receivable
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money owed to a company by its debtors
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Appreciation
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a piece of writing in which the qualities of a person or the person's work are discussed and assessed.
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Audit
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an official inspection of an individual's or organization's accounts, typically by an independent body.
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Capital
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wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing.
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