C

Financial terms and ratios that start with ‘C’

• Current Assets to Total Debt Definition and Explanation Used as a liquidity measurement, showing how well a company can pay all its debt with all its assets
• Cash Flow to Total Debt Definition and Explanation Estimates how quickly a company can pay off all its debt with only its cash flow
• Cash Flow to Capital Expenditures Definition Measures a company’s efforts to invest in itself by acquiring long term purchases
• Capitalization Rate Definition and Explanation Measures the rate of return of company stock
• Capital Ratio Definition and Explanation Measures the equity and debt required to attain its long term assets
• Current to Total Liabilities Definition and Explanation Reviews the debt structure of a company
• Cash Ratio Definition and Explanation Measures how completely a company can pay its liabilities
• Cash to Working Capital Definition and Explanation Calculates a company’s ability to pay its short term debt using its most liquid assets, such as cash and securities
• Cash to Current Assets Definition and Explanation Determines how liquid a company is by comparing its readily available cash to its current assets
• Cash Flow Margin Definition and Explanation The Cash Flow Margin measures how well company operations are at creating cash from sales of their products and services
• Cash Flow Adequacy Definition and Explanation Calculates how well a company can cover yearly long term debt payments with its cash flow
• Cash Flow Liquidity Ratio Definition and Explanation Determines how successful a company can manage its short term debt
• Common Stock Value Definition and Explanation The total value of all the common stock issued by a company.
• Capital Expenditures Definition and Explanation Typically large expense items a company purchases that it will benefit from for more than a year.
• Cash Flow from Operations Definition and Explanation The cash generated by the company from the sales of products and services.
• Cash Dividends Per Share Definition and Explanation The amount paid out per single share of ownership in a company.
• Cash Return on Assets Definition and Explanation Shows how well a company can create cash from its investment in assets
• Cost of Goods Sold Definition and Explanation The cost of creating and offering for sale the goods or services a company provides.
• Current Ratio Definition and Explanation Indicates how well a company could pay its current liabilities with all of its current assets
• Cash and Cash Equivalents Definition and Explanation Cash, or financial assets easily converted to cash, that a company possesses.