- Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 17:46
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Operating margin, also known as "operating profit margin" or "net profit margin", is a ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency. It is a measurement of what proportion of a company's revenue is left over after paying for variable costs of production such as wages, raw ...
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- Saturday, July 16, 2011, 22:37
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Operating cash flow (OCF), usually more formally described in accounts as "cash inflow from operating activities", is the amount of actual cash made by a company's business, generally defined as revenues less all operating expenses, but calculated through a series of adjustments to net income. The OCF can be found ...
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- Sunday, July 10, 2011, 13:10
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The price/cash flow ratio (also called price-to-cash flow ratio or P/CF), is a ratio used to compare a company's market value to its cash flow. Because this measure deals with cash flow, the effects of depreciation and other non-cash factors are removed. Similar to the price-earnings ratio, this measures provides ...
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