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Annual General Meeting
Definition of Annual General Meeting
An Annual General Meeting or AGM is an event where a company’s board of directors presents the annual report, future outlook, and strategy to shareholders. AGMs serve as one of the few occasions when shareholders get to interact with a company’s board of directors.
Related Terms
Consolidated Financial Statements
A consolidated financial statement is a record of all the assets, liabilities, income, expenses, and other financial data of a company and its subsidiaries.
Book Value
Book value of an asset is what you get by subtracting its accumulated depreciation from the original cost of the asset.
That’s why book value is referred to as the Net Asset Value (NAV) in the UK.
For a company, the book value is its total assets subtracted by liabilities, intangible assets and/or goodwill.
That’s why book value is referred to as the Net Asset Value (NAV) in the UK.
For a company, the book value is its total assets subtracted by liabilities, intangible assets and/or goodwill.
Bullion
Bullion is used to refer to gold, silver, and other non-ferrous metals that have been designed to have high purity. These metals are generally molded into bars, coins, and other valuable items.
Ex-Dividend Date
The ex-dividend date is the trading day on and after which a new buyer of the stock is not entitled to any dividends. Most traders say that a stock has gone ex-dividend when this happens.
Traditionally, the ex-dividend date is set a day before the record date when a company evaluates its records for existing shareholders. If a trader buys a stock that has gone ex-dividend from a seller, the one who'll get dividends is the seller.
Traditionally, the ex-dividend date is set a day before the record date when a company evaluates its records for existing shareholders. If a trader buys a stock that has gone ex-dividend from a seller, the one who'll get dividends is the seller.
Reverse Stock Split
A reverse stock split is a corporate action that involves a company reducing the number of outstanding shares it has, while the stock price increases proportionately. For instance, if there is a 1:5 reverse split, five shares are combined into one. A reverse stock split does not change the value of a company. However, it is often used to meet the requirements of listing on an exchange or improve the perception in the market.
Advance Payment Guarantee/Bond
An Advance Payment Guarantee or Advance Payment Guarantee Bond is a contract issued by a third party willing to take responsibility for fulling the terms of an agreement or payments owed by one party to another.
The guarantee could be:
The guarantee could be:
- Primary: Indemnity (fulling payments)
- Secondary: Guarantee (assuring that the outcome will be met)
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