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Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A dividend is a portion of a company's profit paid to common and preferred shareholders.






2. The percent change between the stock price and the prior trading day's closing price.






3. The compound average annual growth rate of net income - which may or may not account for dilution - over the past 5 years.






4. Trailing twelve month Income divided by the Average Common Equity - expressed as a percentage.






5. Total Long Term Debt for the most recent fiscal year divided by the Total Assets for same period.






6. The net income per share according to the most recent quarterly report.






7. The value of the most recent dividend per share - multiplied by the number of times per year which dividends are typically paid - divided by the stock price.






8. Most recent 5y Avg. Income After Taxes divided by the average (Total Long term Debt + Long term Liabilities + Shareholders Equity) - expressed as a percentage.






9. Also known as Times Interest Earned - this is the ratio of Earnings Before Interest and Taxes for the most recent year divided by the Interest Expense for the same period.






10. The ratio of gross income to net sales - expressed as a percent.






11. Total Debt for the most recent quarter divided by Total Shareholder Equity for the same period.






12. Most recent 5y Avg. Income after taxes divided by the Average Total Assets - expressed as a percentage.






13. The most recently reported trade price - which is not necessarily the most recently traded price.






14. The ratio of net income to revenue.






15. Total Debt for the most recent fiscal year divided by Total Shareholder Equity for the same period.






16. The ratio of operating income to revenue.






17. Shares outstanding - excluding those owned by insiders - owned by 5%-or-more owners - or subject to SEC rule 144 (regarding restricted securities).






18. Most recent 5y Avg. Income divided by the Average Common Equity - expressed as a percentage.






19. Trailing twelve month Income after taxes divided by the average (Total Long term Debt + Long term Liabilities + Shareholders Equity) - expressed as a percentage.






20. The percent change in the price over the last twenty six weeks.






21. The compound average annual growth rate of revenue over the past 10 years.






22. Most recent fiscal year Income divided by the Average Common Equity - expressed as a percentage.






23. Total Long Term Debt for the most recent fiscal year divided by Total Shareholder Equity for the same period.






24. Total Debt for the most recent quarter divided by Total Assets for the same period.






25. Total Long Term Debt for the most recent quarter divided by the Total Assets for the same period.






26. The number of shares of stock traded in a given period of time. Note that some markets report volume on both buy and sell sides - whereas others report it on only one.






27. The forecast sum of all dividends - per share - to be paid in the coming year.






28. Market capitalization is the total value of a company in the stock market. It is calculated by multiplying total shares outstanding by the current price per share.






29. The percent change in the price over the past year - plus or minus the nearest trading day.






30. The forecast value of the next quarterly dividend - per share - to be paid.






31. The stock price divided by a forecast of this year's earnings.






32. The average price over the last 150 tradable days.






33. Total Long Term Debt for the most recent quarter divided by Total Shareholder Equity for the same period.






34. The lowest closing price in the last 52 weeks.






35. The average volume over some time period - usually one year.






36. The ratio of current assets divided by current liabilities. Current ratio is a measure of liquidity.






37. The percent change in the price over the last thirteen weeks.






38. The dividend per share which was paid to shareholders in the most recent quarter.






39. Most recent Year Income after taxes divided by the Average Total Assets - expressed as a percentage.






40. Trailing twelve month Income after taxes divided by the Average Total Assets - expressed as a percentage.






41. The average price over the last 200 tradable days.






42. The ratio of EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation and Amortization) to total revenue.






43. A company's total assets minus its total liabilities - expressed per share.






44. The sum of cash and equivalents - such as liquid money market securities - expressed per share.






45. The percentage change in earnings per share over the past 10 years.






46. Annual Income After Taxes divided by the average (Total Long term Debt + Long term Liabilities + Shareholders Equity) - expressed as a percentage.






47. The sum of all dividends - per share - paid within the past year.






48. The percent of the outstanding common shares held by institutional investors - such as pension plans.






49. The ratio of the stock price to the sum of its reported earnings - which may or may not account for dilution - over the last 4 quarters.






50. The measure of a fund's or a stock's risk in relation to the market or to an alternative benchmark.