Finance

Definition: Staggered Board or classified Board is a board which consist of different classes of the directors for different terms or time period, as the election is conducted at a different point so that all the director’s term will not expire at the same time. In general, there are three classes of directors whose tenure and responsibilities are decided by the company. The … [Read more...] about Staggered Board

Definition: Short-Term Financing is a need for money for a short period of time, i.e., less than a year. It is one of the primary function of finance that manages the demand and supply of capital for an interim period, and these funds can be secured or unsecured. To use such funds total financing funds should be driven by the company, and the company gets directed by the … [Read more...] about Short-Term Financing

Definition: Financial Ratios are the ratio amidst two values from the company’s financial records. These ratios are used to evaluate the true and fair position of the company in the market. Various standard ratios are set under this head for measuring the company's status in the market, which is applied by the director, shareholders or the borrowers of the company to analyze … [Read more...] about Financial Ratios

Definition: Merger is a process of combining two companies or entities to form a third separate company by signing an agreement with a vision of going forward to achieve a respectable position in the market. To achieve the targets that they feel they can achieve together more appropriately by combining their strengths rather than working individually. However, the merger can … [Read more...] about Merger

In simple terms, debt is the sum acquired from the outside or external sources along with the liability of some specific amount of interest at the time of repayment of borrowed funds and the equity is the owner’s capital; however, both debt and equity funds are raised to increase the share capital of the company. Debts are the credits for the company and hence return on … [Read more...] about Debt Vs Equity

Definition: Bonus Shares are the supplementary or extra shares distributed to the current stakeholders of the company without taking any extra amount from them, and these shares are issued out of free reserves created from the profits earned by the company. They do not make any impact on the stakeholder’s equity as they are allotted to relocate the retained earnings to the … [Read more...] about Bonus Shares

Definition: Municipal Bond are the bonds which are issued by the local government or agencies to complete their minor projects or to complete the public welfare work for which finance is required, a government issues a certificate consisting of its worth and also provides interest on such certificates to the holders of Municipal Bonds. A general example for which the local … [Read more...] about Municipal Bond

Definition: Money Market acts as an essential part of economic development. It is concerned with that portion of the financial system where trading of the short-term fund is done for a period of less than 1 year. It is a product of the capital market, which is treated as a channel of short-term debt capital. Although it is undoubtedly distant from the capital market, money … [Read more...] about Money Market

Definition: Shares are the smallest unit of the company's capital or can be said as a unit of equity. The holder of such shares in a company is known as "Shareholders" (the owners of the company). These shares can be issued to the public for raising the funds of the company for its expansion. The market used for trading of shares is known as “Share Market” which deals in … [Read more...] about Shares

Definition: A lease is a legal agreement amongst two parties known as lessor (owner) and a lessee (occupant). Lessor grants a temporary possession to the lessee to use his/her property or asset such as land and building against some monetary compensation for a certain period as mentioned in an agreement of lease. Lease facility is generally used by the entities who want an … [Read more...] about Lease