Splits: The distance between the feet of adjacent offensive linemen. Said to be wide, if there is a large gap between players, or narrow, if the gap is small.

 

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Splits: The distance between the feet of adjacent offensive linemen. Said to be wide, if there is a large gap between players, or narrow, if the gap is small.

Graduated Commission Splits: Other companies have graduated commission splits based on a salespersons achieving specified production goals. For instance, a broker might agree to split commissions 50/50 up to a $25,000 s . . . View Full Definition

Price-Sales Ratio: Determined by dividing current stock price by revenue per share (adjusted for stock splits). Revenue per share for the P/S ratio is determined by dividing revenue for past 12 months by numbe . . . View Full Definition

Return On Equity (ROE): Net income divided by equity. This ratio is often used as a measure of the return on funds invested in a business.

Price-Earnings Ratio: Shows the multiple of earnings at which a stock sells. Determined by dividing current stock price by current earnings per share (adjusted for stock splits). Earnings per share for the P/E ra . . . View Full Definition

Price-Book Ratio: Compares a stock's market value to the value of total assets less total liabilities (book value). Determined by dividing current stock price by common stockholder equity per share (book valu . . . View Full Definition

High-Coupon Bond Refunding: The highest (intraday) price of a stock over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for any stock splits.

Split-Coupon Bond: (1) Purchases or sales shared with others. (2) Division of the outstanding shares of a corporation into a large number of shares. Ordinarily, splits must be proposed by directors and approve . . . View Full Definition

Caesura : A stop or pause in a metrical line, often marked by punctuation or by a grammatical boundary, such as a phrase or clause. When a caesura splits the line in equal parts, it is termed medial. . . . View Full Definition

Fornyrthislag: An Old Norse Eddic metrical form (in alliterative verse) with four-line stanzas in which a caesura splits each line. Each half-line has two accented syllables and either two or three unstres . . . View Full Definition