Business Builder: Stock Market Vocabulary

To improve you Business English vocabulary for the Stock Market, you need specialist Business English lessons. Here is a quick look at some vocabulary used to evaluate companies on the Stock Market, and what they mean.

Growth – The amount a company is expanding and increasing its stock/stores/employees/ventures/locations.

Profitability – The money a company generates after paying all debts, costs, expenses, and taxes.

Cash Flow – The amount of money being transferred into and out of a company.

Level of debt – How much money a company owes to other parties.

Earnings growth – The actual or expects increase in profits over a period of time.

p/e ratio (Price to Earnings ratio) – A companies share price compared to the earnings per share.

Market Capitalisation – How much a company is worth according to the stock market. This is calculated by the value of all outstanding shares.