Archive for the ‘Definitions’ Category




Accounts Receivable

December 19th, 2012

An asset account that increases when good or services are sold on credit. It also occurs in good or services are billed monthly.




Account

December 18th, 2012

A bookkeeping or accounting account is not the same as a bank account. It is a record of increases and decreases associated with a specific resource or activity. Like Supplies is an an expense account. Consulting Income would be an income account.




Current Ratio

December 14th, 2012

Current assets divided by current liabilities. Obviously you want a number greater than one — the bigger the better.




Current Liabilities

December 13th, 2012

Those obligations that management expects to fulfill during the next fiscal year.




Current Asset

December 12th, 2012

Cash or other resources that management expects to convert to cash or consume during the next fiscal year. A bank account is a current asset.




Operating Income

December 11th, 2012

the excess of gross profit over operating expenses.




Net Income

December 10th, 2012

The amount of profit earned by a business during a fiscal period (ie, month, quarter or year).




Profit Margin

December 7th, 2012

the ratio of net income to sales (also called return on sales).




Gross Profit Margin

December 6th, 2012

The ratio of gross profit to sales revenues; it measure the efficiency in the production or purchase of goods or services for sale.




Profit

December 5th, 2012

The difference between the price a seller receives for goods or services and the total cost to the seller of all resources consumed in developing, producing, and selling those goods or services during a particular period.