Share Buyback – how much did we return to the shareholders?
What is a Share Buyback? Share Buyback, also called Share Repurchase, is a financial decision companies make to repurchase their outstanding shares from the market. A company may use the
Credit Spreads – how much default risk is priced in the bond?
What is Credit Spreads? Credit Spreads is an analytical strategy investors use to compare the yields or returns of two debt instruments with the same maturity. The objective of the
ESG – (Environment, Social & Governance) – how sustainable is the business?
What is ESG? The abbreviation ESG stands for Environment, Social and Governance. The Environmental, Social and Governance framework evaluates an organisation’s performance and practices on sustainability and ethical issues. Three Pillars of ESG
Discount Rate – how much risk are you taking on the investment?
Introduction In finance, the term discount rate is used in two contexts. One is, where the discount rate is taken as the rate used to discount the future cash flows
Accounting Interview Questions – what can you expect to be asked?
The goal of the interview is to effectively communicate How and Why you are compatible for the job. Even though we know interviews are a discussion between a candidate and
Current Liabilities – what is due needs to be paid shortly
Introduction A business, performing its daily operations, generates assets and liabilities over time. The categorisation of assets and liabilities as short-term and long-term depends upon how long the company will
Net Interest Margin – how much did the bank charge you more?
What is the Net Interest Margin? In the banking and financial services industry, investors use different financial ratios to assess the profitability and growth of the companies. One of these
Treasury Bills – what’s the risk free rate in the short term?
What are Treasury Bills? Treasury Bills, commonly called T-bills, are short-term debt financial instruments. The government issues treasury bills to raise short-term funds from the firms, institutions, banks and the
Interest Expense – how much is the bank taking away from you?
What is interest expense? Interest is the cost a business incurs for borrowing funds from external parties. Interest is the non-operating expenses, which means interest is not directly related to
T-accounts – how did you prepare your financials?
What are T-accounts? T-accounts, called ledger accounts, are a conventional way of recording financial statements in double-entry bookkeeping. T-account looks like a big T dividing the space into two columns.