Acronym soup for
Business Finance

A field dealing with managing and obtaining funds for a business in order to achieve its goals.

A method used to value a security, project, company, or asset that incorporates the time value of money.

The accounting standard adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the default accounting standard used by companies based in the United States.

The first sale of stock by a company to the public.

A financial statement that summarizes the revenues, costs, and expenses incurred during a specified period.

A measure of the profitability of an investment.

A method of comparing the growth of performance metrics over time.