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Investing Abbreviations Cheat SheetIf you want to invest, you MUST understand the lingo.Use this mega-list of investing abbreviations as a handy cheat sheet:1H– First half of the year24/7–24 hours a day, seven days a weekAOP–Adjusted Operating ProfitAP–Accounts payableAR–Accounts receivableARPU–Average revenue per userBLS–Balance sheetBOM–Bill of materialsB2B–Business-to-businessB2C–Business to ConsumerB2G–Business-to-governmentCAGR–Compound annual growth rateCAPEX–Capital ExpenditureCAPM–Capital asset pricing modelCEO–Chief executive officerCFA–Chartered Financial AnalystCFO–Chief Financial OfficerCOE–Cost of EquityCOGS–Cost of Goods SoldCPI–Consumer Price IndexDPO–Days Payable OutstandingDSO–Days Sales OutstandingEAY–Effective Annual YieldEBIT - Earnings before Interest & TaxesEBT - Earnings before TaxesEBITA–Earnings before interest and taxes and amortizationEBITDA–Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and AmortizationEPS–Earnings per shareFIFO–First In, First OutFY–Fiscal yearorFinancial yearGAAP–Generally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesGDP–Gross Domestic ProductGP–Gross ProfitG&A–General and Administration expenseIE–Interest expenseIPO–Initial public offeringIRR–Internal Rate of ReturnKPI–Key Performance IndicatorLIFO–Last In, First OutLLC–Limited Liability CompanyLTV–Loan to ValueMoM– Month on Month / Month over MonthMTD–Month-to-dateNAV–Net asset valueNOPAT–Net Operating Profit After TaxNYSE–New York Stock ExchangeOKR–Objectives and key resultsP&L–Profit and LossP/E–Price-to-earnings ratioPEG–Price-to-earnings growth ratioPP&E–Property, plant, and equipmentQTD–Quarter-to-dateRE–Retained EarningsREIT–Real Estate Investment TrustROA–Return on assetsROCE–Return on Capital EmployedROE–Return on EquityROI–Return on InvestmentROIC–Return on Invested CapitalR&D–Research and DevelopmentS&M– Sales & MarketingSAAS–Software-as-a-ServiceSAM– Serviceable Addressable MarketSEC–Securities and Exchange CommissionSG&A–Sales, General, and Administrative expensesTSR–Total shareholder returnTTM– Trailing Twelve MonthsVC–Venture CapitalWACC–Weighted average cost of capitalYTD–Year-to-date***P.S. Want to understand how the stock market works (for free)?Enroll in my 5-day email course: https://lnkd.in/eBUBw8FbEach day, I'll email you 1 lesson that demystifies the stock market. I'll explain what the stock market is, how it works, and how to get started investing.If you found this post useful, please repost ♻️ to share with your audience.

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Great cheat sheet here Brian bookmarked

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Brian Salcetti, AIF®, CIMA®

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This is the key or navigating the financial world. Thank you for sharing!

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These are super helpful for reports, discussions, and make informed investment decisions. Thank you for this great post!

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Nice post

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Learning to invest is like learning a new language. This cheat sheet will go a long ways towards helping decipher the language of money. 👏👏

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This is a fantastic reference! Investing can be overwhelming with all the jargon, and this cheat sheet is like a decoder for the financial world.

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Please can you assist me in Cash Flow Statement?Really I need help as MBA students I have serious faced difficulty in financial Accounting 😞

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I am saving this and also printing it out for my office.

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The periodic table of investing?

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    These are basically accounting terms that have been abbreviated. If you store this on your computer you will be able to identify the various management positions, CFO, CEO etc. I find these abbreviated symbols very annoying myself, and the writers do not seem to realize that the reader loses interest once the reader does not understand the significance of the abbreviation.

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    Investing Abbreviations Cheat SheetIf you want to invest, you MUST understand the lingo.Use this mega-list of investing abbreviations as a handy cheat sheet:1H – First half of the year24/7 – 24 hours a day, seven days a weekAOP – Adjusted Operating ProfitAP – Accounts payableAR – Accounts receivableARPU – Average revenue per userBLS – Balance sheetBOM – Bill of materialsB2B – Business-to-businessB2C – Business to ConsumerB2G – Business-to-governmentCAGR – Compound annual growth rateCAPEX – Capital ExpenditureCAPM – Capital asset pricing modelCEO – Chief executive officerCFA – Chartered Financial AnalystCFO – Chief Financial OfficerCOE – Cost of EquityCOGS – Cost of Goods SoldCPI – Consumer Price IndexDPO – Days Payable OutstandingDSO – Days Sales OutstandingEAY – Effective Annual YieldEBIT - Earnings before Interest & TaxesEBT - Earnings before TaxesEBITA – Earnings before interest and taxes and amortizationEBITDA – Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and AmortizationEPS – Earnings per shareFIFO – First In, First OutFY – Fiscal year or Financial yearGAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesGDP – Gross Domestic ProductGP – Gross ProfitG&A – General and Administration expenseIE – Interest expenseIPO – Initial public offeringIRR – Internal Rate of ReturnKPI – Key Performance IndicatorLIFO – Last In, First OutLLC – Limited Liability CompanyLTV – Loan to ValueMoM – Month on Month / Month over MonthMTD – Month-to-dateNAV – Net asset valueNOPAT – Net Operating Profit After TaxNYSE – New York Stock ExchangeOKR – Objectives and key resultsP&L – Profit and LossP/E – Price-to-earnings ratioPEG – Price-to-earnings growth ratioPP&E – Property, plant, and equipmentQTD – Quarter-to-dateRE – Retained EarningsREIT – Real Estate Investment TrustROA – Return on assetsROCE – Return on Capital EmployedROE – Return on EquityROI – Return on InvestmentROIC – Return on Invested CapitalR&D – Research and DevelopmentS&M – Sales & MarketingSAAS – Software-as-a-ServiceSAM – Serviceable Addressable MarketSEC – Securities and Exchange CommissionSG&A – Sales, General, and Administrative expensesTSR – Total shareholder returnTTM – Trailing Twelve MonthsVC – Venture CapitalWACC – Weighted average cost of capitalYTD – Year-to-date***➕ Follow Long Term Mindset for more content like this.Want to master the basics of accounting (for free)?Enroll in our email-based course: Financial Statements SchoolGet started here (It's free) → https://lnkd.in/eKbRV7g6If this post was helpful, repost it ♻️ to share with your audience.

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    Investing Abbreviations Cheat SheetIf you want to invest, you MUST understand the lingo.Use this mega-list of investing abbreviations as a handy cheat sheet:1H– First half of the year24/7–24 hours a day, seven days a weekAOP–Adjusted Operating ProfitAP–Accounts payableAR–Accounts receivableARPU–Average revenue per userBLS–Balance sheetBOM–Bill of materialsB2B–Business-to-businessB2C–Business to ConsumerB2G–Business-to-governmentCAGR–Compound annual growth rateCAPEX–Capital ExpenditureCAPM–Capital asset pricing modelCEO–Chief executive officerCFA–Chartered Financial AnalystCFO–Chief Financial OfficerCOE–Cost of EquityCOGS–Cost of Goods SoldCPI–Consumer Price IndexDPO–Days Payable OutstandingDSO–Days Sales OutstandingEAY–Effective Annual YieldEBIT - Earnings before Interest & TaxesEBT - Earnings before TaxesEBITA–Earnings before interest and taxes and amortizationEBITDA–Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and AmortizationEPS–Earnings per shareFIFO–First In, First OutFY–Fiscal yearorFinancial yearGAAP–Generally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesGDP–Gross Domestic ProductGP–Gross ProfitG&A–General and Administration expenseIE–Interest expenseIPO–Initial public offeringIRR–Internal Rate of ReturnKPI–Key Performance IndicatorLIFO–Last In, First OutLLC–Limited Liability CompanyLTV–Loan to ValueMoM– Month on Month / Month over MonthMTD–Month-to-dateNAV–Net asset valueNOPAT–Net Operating Profit After TaxNYSE–New York Stock ExchangeOKR–Objectives and key resultsP&L–Profit and LossP/E–Price-to-earnings ratioPEG–Price-to-earnings growth ratioPP&E–Property, plant, and equipmentQTD–Quarter-to-dateRE–Retained EarningsREIT–Real Estate Investment TrustROA–Return on assetsROCE–Return on Capital EmployedROE–Return on EquityROI–Return on InvestmentROIC–Return on Invested CapitalR&D–Research and DevelopmentS&M– Sales & MarketingSAAS–Software-as-a-ServiceSAM– Serviceable Addressable MarketSEC–Securities and Exchange CommissionSG&A–Sales, General, and Administrative expensesTSR–Total shareholder returnTTM– Trailing Twelve MonthsVC–Venture CapitalWACC–Weighted average cost of capitalYTD–Year-to-date________________________Original Content Creator: Brian Feroldi (give him a follow)

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