Finance

Actif courant
Actif courant

Actif courant

Actif courant - An asset that is expected to be converted into cash within the trading cycle. Contrasting a Fixed asset that is held to use within the business ...

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Actif liquide
Actif liquide

Actif liquide

Liquid asset - An asset that can be easily converted into cash.

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Actif net
Actif net

Actif net

Actif net - Assets minus liabilities (equals ownership interest).

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Actionnaires
Actionnaires

Actionnaires

Actionnaires - Owners of a limited liability company.

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Actions ordinaires
Actions ordinaires

Actions ordinaires

Actions ordinaires - Shares in a company which entitle the holder to a share of the dividend declared and a share in net assets on closing down the business.

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Affacturage
Affacturage

Affacturage

Invoice factoring - When a business sells its invoices to a third party, which will then add their own fee to the charges and seek the money from the debtor.

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Amortissement
Amortissement

Amortissement

Amortissement - Process similar to depreciation, usually applied to intangible fixed assets.

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Appelé (capital social)
Appelé (capital social)

Appelé (capital social)

Appelé (capital social) - The company has called upon the shareholders who first bought the shares, to pay for their shares.

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Assemblée générale annuelle
Assemblée générale annuelle

Assemblée générale annuelle

Annual general meeting (AGM) - A meeting of the members (shareholders) of a company at which the board of directors lay the company's accounts and report for sh...

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Audit
Audit

Audit

Audit - An official inspection of a company's accounts.

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Auditeurs
Auditeurs

Auditeurs

Auditeurs - Professional accountants who check the books of account, ask for explanations from the directors and examine the report and accounts, verifying that...

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Avoir
Avoir

Avoir

Avoir - A document summarising the reduction in charge on an invoice (bill), usually because the customer has returned defective goods or has received inadequ.....

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Base de continuité d'exploitation
Base de continuité d'exploitation

Base de continuité d'exploitation

Base de continuité d'exploitation - Financial statements are prepared on this basis assuming that the business will continue operating into the foreseeable futu...

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Bénéfice
Bénéfice

Bénéfice

Bénéfice - Calculated as revenue (income) minus expenses.

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Bénéfice brut (ou marge)
Bénéfice brut (ou marge)

Bénéfice brut (ou marge)

Bénéfice brut (ou marge) - Sales minus cost of sales before deducting administration and selling expenses (see also gross margin).

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Bénéfice net
Bénéfice net

Bénéfice net

Bénéfice net - Sales minus cost of sales minus all administrative and selling costs.

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Bénéfice par action (BPA)
Bénéfice par action (BPA)

Bénéfice par action (BPA)

Earnings per share (EPS) - A measure of how much profit a company is making for its shareholders.

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Bootstrapping
Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping - Building a company without external investment, often relying on personal savings and running with the lowest possible operating costs

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Brevet
Brevet

Brevet

Brevet - An official legal document stating that a company has the sole right to make, use, or sell a particular invention.

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Brut
Brut

Brut

Brut - The total amount of money a company has earned in a period of time before deductions such as taxes.

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Capital
Capital

Capital

Capital - Anything invested into a company that has a tangible value or benefit to its own, such as a machinery, patents, or financial assets like cash.

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Capital social
Capital social

Capital social

Capital social - Name given to the total amount of cash which the shareholders have contributed to the company.

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Capital-risque
Capital-risque

Capital-risque

Venture capital - Capital invested into projects with long term growth potential but also higher risks, such as start-up businesses.

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Capitalisation boursière
Capitalisation boursière

Capitalisation boursière

Capitalisation boursière - The stock-market value of a company. It is calculated by multiplying the total number of issued ordinary shares by today's price per ...

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Capitaux employés
Capitaux employés

Capitaux employés

Capital employed - Sometimes called total assets less current liabilities or total shareholders' funds plus long-term finance (the two calculations provide the ...

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Capitaux propres
Capitaux propres

Capitaux propres

Capitaux propres - Used by analysts to determine the financial health of a company. It also represents what would be left if all of a businesses' assets were li...

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Capitaux propres négatifs
Capitaux propres négatifs

Capitaux propres négatifs

Negative equity - When the value of an asset is less than what you initially paid.

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Certificat d'actions
Certificat d'actions

Certificat d'actions

Certificat d'actions - A document providing evidence of share ownership.

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Charge
Charge

Charge

Charge - Generally the running costs of a business.

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Charge sur actifs
Charge sur actifs

Charge sur actifs

Charge over assets - Used when all or some of the assets of an organisation have been used as collateral to secure a transaction of some kind (usually the borro...

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Charges fixes
Charges fixes

Charges fixes

Fixed costs - Costs that vary over time rather than in proportion to throughput, e.g. Rent of premises, salaries etc.

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Chiffre d'affaires
Chiffre d'affaires

Chiffre d'affaires

Chiffre d'affaires - The total sales of a business during a specified period.

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Clients
Clients

Clients

Clients - Persons or businesses who buy goods or services from a business in the normal course of trade are allowed a period of credit before payment is due.

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Commerçant indépendant
Commerçant indépendant

Commerçant indépendant

Commerçant indépendant - An individual owning and operating a business alone.

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Compte de résultat
Compte de résultat

Compte de résultat

Profit and loss account - A financial statement that shows the income and outgoings of a company over a certain period of time showing the net profit or loss fo...

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Comptes
Comptes

Comptes

Comptes - Financial statements prepared at the end of a period to reflect the profit of loss or the period and financial position at the end of the period.

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Comptes annuels
Comptes annuels

Comptes annuels

Annual accounts - Also known as financial, company or statutory accounts. Businesses must produce an annual set of accounts detailing business finances.

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Comptes clients
Comptes clients

Comptes clients

Comptes clients - Amounts due from customers, also described as a trade debtors.

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Comptes fournisseurs
Comptes fournisseurs

Comptes fournisseurs

Comptes fournisseurs - Amounts due for payment to suppliers of goods or services, also described as trade creditors.

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Conseil d'administration
Conseil d'administration

Conseil d'administration

Board of directors - A group of people to whom the shareholders have delegated the task of running the day-to-day affairs of the company. They normally define t...

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Coût de production
Coût de production

Coût de production

Cost of production - Similar to cost of goods sold and used mostly in academic accounts.

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Coût des ventes
Coût des ventes

Coût des ventes

Cost Of Sales - See 'cost of goods sold'.

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Coûts variables
Coûts variables

Coûts variables

Variable costs - Costs that vary in some kind of proportion to throughput (production), e.g. materials. Each same product takes the same amount of material, so ...

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Créance irrécouvrable
Créance irrécouvrable

Créance irrécouvrable

Bad debt - The amount owed by a customer who cannot, or will not, pay for goods or services they have had.

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Créancier
Créancier

Créancier

Créancier - A person or firm that has lent your business money or to whom you owe money.

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Créanciers
Créanciers

Créanciers

Créanciers - Suppliers to whom we owe money.

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Crédit (conditions commerciales)
Crédit (conditions commerciales)

Crédit (conditions commerciales)

Credit (Terms Of Business) - The supplier agrees to allow the customer to make payment some time after the delivery of the goods or services. Typical trader cre...

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Débit
Débit

Débit

Débit - Entries in the debit column of a ledger account representing increases in assets or expenses, or decreases in liabilities or income.

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Débiteur
Débiteur

Débiteur

Débiteur - A person or firm that owes money to your business.

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Débiteurs
Débiteurs

Débiteurs

Débiteurs - The amount outstanding on customers' accounts.

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Dépense d'investissement
Dépense d'investissement

Dépense d'investissement

Dépense d'investissement - Spending on non-current (fixed) assets of a business.

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Dépenses d'exploitation (OPEX)
Dépenses d'exploitation (OPEX)

Dépenses d'exploitation (OPEX)

Operating expenditure (OPEX) - On-going costs for running a business, service or system that includes day-to-day expenditure.

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Dépenses d'investissement (CAPEX)
Dépenses d'investissement (CAPEX)

Dépenses d'investissement (CAPEX)

Capital expenditure (CAPEX) - Funds used by the company to buy, maintain or improve its fixed assets such as buildings, vehicles, equipment, or land.

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Directeur
Directeur

Directeur

Directeur - A member of the board of directeurs who bears the responsibility of managing the company on behalf of the shareholders.

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Directeur(s)
Directeur(s)

Directeur(s)

Director(S) - Person(s) appointed by shareholders of a limited liability company to manage the affairs of the company.

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Dividende
Dividende

Dividende

Dividende - Money paid by a company from its profits to its shareholders.

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EBIT
EBIT

EBIT

PBIT - Profit before interest and tax.

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Effet de levier
Effet de levier

Effet de levier

Effet de levier - The proportion of borrowings to total financing (i.e. shareholders' funds plus total borrowing).

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Élasticité-prix de la demande
Élasticité-prix de la demande

Élasticité-prix de la demande

Product elasticity of demand (PED) - The degree to which demand for products or services changes due to changes in price.

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Entité, entités
Entité, entités

Entité, entités

Entité, entités - Something that exists independently, such as a business which exists independently of the owner.

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Facture
Facture

Facture

Facture - A document from supplier to buyer summarising goods or services supplied and the price payable.

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Fournisseurs
Fournisseurs

Fournisseurs

Fournisseurs - Persons or businesses who supply goods or services to a business in the normal course of trade and allow a period of credit before payment must b...

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Frais généraux
Frais généraux

Frais généraux

Frais généraux - Costs that do not change regardless of the level of production and are not typically involved with the cost of production, such as rent.

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Gain
Gain

Gain

Gain - A phrase that is often interchangeable with profits.

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Garantie
Garantie

Garantie

Garantie - Security, usually for a loan. It is effected by enabling the giver of the loan the right to seize the asset that is being used as garantie and sell ....

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Gestion financière
Gestion financière

Gestion financière

Financial management - Planning, analysing, monitoring, organising, reviewing, and controlling a company's finances.

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Immobilisation
Immobilisation

Immobilisation

Immobilisation - An asset that is held by an enterprise for use in the production or supply of goods or services, for rental to others, or for administrative pu...

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Immobilisation incorporelle
Immobilisation incorporelle

Immobilisation incorporelle

Immobilisation incorporelle - An asset, such as a right, that cannot be touched (e.g. a trademark or Goodwill).

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Immobilisations
Immobilisations

Immobilisations

Fixed assets - Assets that you intend to keep for longer than twelve months.

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Immobilisations corporelles
Immobilisations corporelles

Immobilisations corporelles

Immobilisations corporelles - A fixed asset (also called a non-current asset) which has a physical existence. Used to differentiate it from an Intangible fixed ...

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Impôt sur les sociétés
Impôt sur les sociétés

Impôt sur les sociétés

Corporation tax - Paid by UK companies on their profits.

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Impôts différés
Impôts différés

Impôts différés

Impôts différés - Income & expenditure may be recognised at different time for accounting and tax purposes. Deferred tax is a way to balance this timing differe...

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Inflation
Inflation

Inflation

Inflation - A percentage figure that represents how much prices of goods and services increased over a specific period.

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Inflation par la demande
Inflation par la demande

Inflation par la demande

Demand-pull inflation - Occurs when demand is high, and suppliers increase prices until demand reduces.

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Inflation par les coûts
Inflation par les coûts

Inflation par les coûts

Cost-push inflation - Cost-push inflation occurs when production input costs, such as wages and raw materials, rise and producers pass the increased costs on to...

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Insolvabilité
Insolvabilité

Insolvabilité

Insolvabilité - When a company becomes unable to pay off its creditors, or its liabilities exceed its assets.

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Location
Location

Location

Location - Acquiring the use of an asset through a rental agreement.

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Loi sur les sociétés
Loi sur les sociétés

Loi sur les sociétés

Loi sur les sociétés - Legislation to control the activities and administration of limited liability companies.

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Marge
Marge

Marge

Marge - The amount of money a company makes, expressed as a percentage. For example, a gross profit of £1m on sales of £10m is a 10% profit marge.

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Net
Net

Net

Net - The amount of profit left after deductions such as tax have been made.

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Note de service
Note de service

Note de service

Memorandum (For A Company) - Document setting out main objects of the company and its powers to act.

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Obligation
Obligation

Obligation

Obligation - A form of IOU issued by the company, or a government or other institution, offering to pay interest in return for borrowing your money, or to pay y...

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Paiement anticipé
Paiement anticipé

Paiement anticipé

Paiement anticipé - An amount paid for in advance for and benefit to the business, such as insurance premiums or rent in advance. Initially recognised as an ass...

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Parties prenantes
Parties prenantes

Parties prenantes

Parties prenantes - A general term devised to indicate all those who might have a legitimate interest in receiving financial information about a business becaus...

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Passif courant
Passif courant

Passif courant

Passif courant - A liability which is expected to be settled in the entity's normal operating cycle, generally within 12 months after the balance sheet date.

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PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)

PAYE (Pay As You Earn)

PAYE - Stands for Pay As You Earn. A method of collecting income tax on behalf of the Government by taking it directly from your employees' wages.

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Période comptable
Période comptable

Période comptable

Accounting period - The time frame used for financial reporting, normally months, quarters or years.

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PME
PME

PME

SME - Small or Medium Sized Enterprises. A business is deemed an SME if it meets two of three criteria: it has a turnover of £25m or less, it employs fewer ...

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Prélèvements
Prélèvements

Prélèvements

Prélèvements - Cash taken for personal use, in sole trader or partnership businesses, treated as a reduction of ownership interest.

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Prêt garanti
Prêt garanti

Prêt garanti

Prêt garanti - Loan where the lender has taken a special claim on particular assets or revenues of the company to give extra protection in the event of the loan...

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Prévision
Prévision

Prévision

Prévision - Prévision estimate of future performance and position based on stated assumptions and usually including a quantified amount.

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Prévisions de trésorerie
Prévisions de trésorerie

Prévisions de trésorerie

Prévisions de trésorerie - Statements of cash expected to flow into and out of a business over a particular period.

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Prime d'émission
Prime d'émission

Prime d'émission

Prime d'émission - The price paid for shares in a company over and above their nominal value.

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Principe de comptabilité d'engagement
Principe de comptabilité d'engagement

Principe de comptabilité d'engagement

Principe de comptabilité d'engagement - The effects of transactions and other events are recognised when they occur (and not as cash or its equivalent is receiv...

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Produits constatés d'avance
Produits constatés d'avance

Produits constatés d'avance

Produits constatés d'avance - Income invoiced, or paid for, in advance of providing the service resulting in the income being deferred to a later accounting per...

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Provision
Provision

Provision

Provision - A liability of uncertain timing or amount.

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Provision pour créances douteuses
Provision pour créances douteuses

Provision pour créances douteuses

Provision For Doubtful Debts - An estimate of the risk of not collecting full payment from credit customers, reported as a deduction from trade receivable (debt...

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Rachat par les cadres (RES)
Rachat par les cadres (RES)

Rachat par les cadres (RES)

Management buyout (MBO) - The management of a company buy that company, or part of it, from its owners.

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Rapport annuel et comptes
Rapport annuel et comptes

Rapport annuel et comptes

Annual report and accounts - Most organisations are required to produce an annual report on their activities and enclose the accounts of the company's performan...

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Registre du commerce
Registre du commerce

Registre du commerce

Registrar Of Companies - An official authorised by the government to maintain a record of all annual reports and other documents issued by a company.

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