Dividend Per Share (DPS)
What is Dividend Per Share (DPS)? Dividend Per Share (DPS) is the total amount of dividends attributed to each individual share outstanding of a company. Calculating the dividend per share allows an investor to determine how much income from the company he or she will receive on a per-share basis. Dividends are usually a cash payment...
Profitability Ratios
What are Profitability Ratios? Profitability ratios are financial metrics used by analysts and investors to measure and evaluate the ability of a company to generate income (profit) relative to revenue, balance sheet assets, operating costs, and shareholders’ equity during a specific period of time. They show how well a company utilizes its assets to produce...
Continuously Compounded Return
What is Continuously Compounded Return? Continuously compounded return is what happens when the interest earned on an investment is calculated and reinvested back into the account for an infinite number of periods. The interest is calculated on the principal amount and the interest accumulated over the given periods and reinvested back into the cash balance....
Debt to Equity Ratio
What is the Debt to Equity Ratio? The Debt to Equity ratio (also called the “debt-equity ratio”, “risk ratio”, or “gearing”), is a leverage ratio that calculates the weight of total debt and financial liabilities against total shareholders’ equity. Unlike the debt-assets ratio which uses total assets as a denominator, the D/E Ratio uses total equity....
Risk-Adjusted Return Ratios
What are the Risk-Adjusted Return Ratios? There are a number of risk-adjusted return ratios that help investors assess existing or potential investments. The ratios can be more helpful than simple investment return metrics that do not take the level of investment risk into account. Risk-Adjusted Return Ratios – Sharpe Ratio The Sharpe ratio calculates how...
