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| Term Definitions |
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| Date |
Announcement date for Large-cap transactions |
| SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification
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| $ MM |
U.S. $ in MM=millions. Reference is also made to M=thousands of U.S. $ and B=billions or U.S. $ |
| Price |
Equity Price or price paid for the seller’s equity. Over 86 percent of the Deal Retriever transactions are sales of equity or ‘stock sales’. To calculate a Deal Price (or enterprise price), add total debt (Assets less Stockholders’ Equity) to the Equity Price. For ‘asset sales’. |
| Assets |
Total assets at the end of the most recent accounting period |
| Stockholders’ Equity |
Stockholders’ equity or net worth at the end of the most recent accounting period |
| Revenue |
Total revenue for the most recent accounting period. If the seller operates an obviously seasonal business, total revenue is for a 12-month period |
| Net Income (Loss) |
Net income (or loss) is after-tax income for most corporations. |
| Cash Flow |
Deal Retriever presents ‘cash flow from operations’ which is net income (loss) after tax + depreciation and amortization +/- changes in working capital. For large-cap transactions, cash flow data are provided for 2003 forward in the Deal Retriever |
| EBITDA |
Net income after tax + interest expense + income taxes + depreciation + amortization. |
