
Eigenkapitalrendite
eigenkapitalrendite - A ratio comparing income (net income minus preferred dividends) to the average total equity
eigenkapitalrendite - A ratio comparing income (net income minus preferred dividends) to the average total equity
einstufige gewinn- und verlustrechnung - A simple income statement with a section for all revenues and another for all expenses; there is no direct association ...
gesamtkapitalrendite - A ratio comparing income (net income plus interest) to the average total assets
gewinnrücklagen - The excess of a corporation's income over its dividends
gewinnrücklagenrechnung - A financial statement that discloses changes in retained earnings during a designated period of time; those changes usually ...
kapitalflussrechnung - A financial statement that summarizes the cash flows relating to operating, investing, financing, and noncash investing/financing a...
kapitalrendite - ROI: A model consisting of a margin component (Operating Income/Sales) and turnover component (Sales/Average Assets); reduces to Opera...
neubewertung - Uses a variety of exchange rates to convert assets and liabilities of a foreign affiliate to the reporting currency; adjustment may impact op...
neudarstellung - The financial statements of prior periods are redone to reflect the correct amounts
residualeinkommen - An internal assessment technique that adjusts income for a presumed cost of capital (or other threshold rate of return); operating income -....
retrospektive anpassung - Revision of the financial statements for prior periods to reflect the application of a current change in accounting method
segment - A business unit for which separate financial information is evaluated by an operating decision maker who allocates resources and judges performance...
teilkostenrechnung - A costing method where inventory absorbs direct costs and variable factory overhead; the income statement identifies the contribution margi...
umrechnung - Uses prevailing exchange rates to convert assets and liabilities of a foreign affiliate to the reporting currency; adjustment may impact other ...
W-2 - An annual statement provided to employees stating the amount of earnings and withholdings; assists employee in preparing their own tax returns
W-4 - A form filled out by an employee stating the amount of exemptions to which they are entitled for tax purposes; such exemptions bear on the amount of in...
zieleinkommen - A level of income that is to be obtained; CVP projects activity levels necessary to achieve this benchmark
betriebliche tätigkeit - A cash flow category; generally related to transactions that enter into the determination of income -- items that are not investing or....
jahresüberschuss - Income from continuing operations plus/minus discontinued operations, but before items of “other comprehensive income”
mehrstufige gewinn- und verlustrechnung - A complex income statement with sections that segregate cost of goods sold calculations and other components of income...
nachträgliche probebilanz - Reveals the balance of accounts after the closing process, and consists of balance sheet accounts only
pro-forma-finanzberichte - "As if" budgeted financial statements
prospekt - The documentation describing financial and business aspects of an initial public offering
sonstige vermögenswerte - The category of a classified balance sheet for reporting assets that are not logically attached to one of the other specific sections
sonstiges ergebnis - An account for changes in value of available for sale securities; not part of net income but is included in the broader concept ...
vorjahresanpassung - To correct errors from prior years; prior financial statements are retroactively changed to make them correct
aufgegebene geschäftsbereiche - The special income statement reporting of the impact of disposing or abandoning of a component of a business
ausgabepreis - The amount a company receives in exchange for the initial issue of debt or other financial instrument
direkte methode - The preferred method for preparing the statement of cash flows; operating cash flows are presented according to their direct source (e.g., ...
Earnings per share - EPS; generally understood as the amount of income for each share of stock, but is actually better refined as basic and diluted EPS (see ...
erträge - A concept that relates to income from continuing operations plus/minus discontinued operations
ertragsteuern - Taxes that are based on the amount income; for employees such amounts must be withheld by employers and remitted to the government
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) - An organization charged with producing standards for financial reporting in the USA
gewinn- und verlustrechnung - A financial statement that summarizes the revenues, expenses, and results of operations for a specified period of time
gewinnvortragskonto - A non-financial statement account used only to facilitate the closing process by summarizing and zeroing-out the revenue and expense accou...
hauptbuch - A record of the accounts comprising financial statements, and their respective balances
indirekte methode - An alternative method for preparing the statement of cash flows; operating cash flows are presented as a reconciliation of income to cash...
jahresabschluss - Core financial reports that are prepared to represent the financial position and results of operations of a company
periodengerechte steuerabgrenzung - Separately reported items like discontinued operations, prior period adjustments, and other comprehensive income, are to rep...
vollständigkeitsgrundsatz - All relevant facts that would influence investors' and creditors' judgments about the company are disclosed in the financial stat......
aktueller betriebsansatz - A concept of income where income is limited to transactions related to central ongoing operations; not an acceptable approach fo...
konsolidierung - To prepare financial reports for a parent and subsidiary company as a single economic unit
Certified Financial Manager (CFM) - (CFM) a professional designation of competency in the field of financial management that is issued by the Institute of Manag...
gesamtergebnis - Net income plus items of other gesamtergebnis (e.g., market value adjustments of available for sale securities)
vorsichtsprinzip - A general principle of accounting measurement; when in doubt, understate assets and income and overstate liabilities
zahlungsmitteläquivalente - Short-term interest-earning financial instruments that are deemed to be highly secure and will convert back into cash within 90 days...
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) - The official notification issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of a new or modified accounting rule
balanced scorecard - A set of performance measures that are congruent with assessing improvement in financial, customer, and business process outcomes
bilanz - A financial statement that presents a firm's assets, liabilities, and owners' equity at a particular point in time
bilanzgleichung - A financial relationship at the heart of the accounting model: Assets = Liabilities + Owners' Equity
buchführungszyklus - The procedures needed to process transactions through an accounting system; including journalization, posting, adjusting, and preparing fi....
buchhalterische rentabilität - A project evaluation tool that focuses on accounting income rather than cash flows; average annual increase in income by the amou...
buchwert - Cost minus accumulated depreciation; the net amount at which an asset is reported on the balance sheet
budget - A planning tool that outlines the financial plans for an organization; there are various types of budgets -- operating, capital, and financial
gesamtergebnisrechnung - A concept of income by which virtually all nonequity-based transactions and events are captured and reported in the income statement...
gewinnschwelle - The level of activity where revenues equal total expenses, producing a zero net income; also the point where the contribution margin is sa...
rechnungswesen - A set of concepts and techniques that are used to measure and report financial information about an economic unit
wirtschaftsprüfung - The examination of transactions and systems that underlie an organization's financial statements with the goal or reporting thereon
zur veräußerung verfügbare finanzielle vermögenswerte - Investments in debt that are neither "held-to-maturity" or "trading;" a default category that is account...
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