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Data Definitions

Cash
Cash consists of cash and may include cash-like items such as short-term investments that can be quickly converted to cash.

Net Receivables
Net Receivables are amounts owed to the company, net of any provisions for bad debts.

Inventories
Inventories is merchandise bought for resale or supplies and raw materials purchased for use in revenue producing operations.

Other Current Assets
Other Current Assets includes prepayments, deferred charges, and amounts (other than trade accounts) due from parents and subsidiaries. It also includes any other current assets that are not assigned to cash and cash equivalents, receivables, or inventories.

Total Current Assets
Total Current Assets equals Cash and Equivalents + Receivables + Inventories + Other Current Assets. Total Current Assets is the total amount of assets that are considered to be convertible into cash within a relatively short period of time, usually a year.

Net Fixed Assets
Net Fixed Assets are the assets of a company that are of a relatively permanent nature and are not intended for resale, such as property, plants, and equipment. The figure is stated as cost minus accumulated depreciation and amortization.

Other Noncurrent Assets
Assets that are not assigned to Net Fixed Assets or intangibles.

Total Assets
Total Assets equals Total Current Assets + Total Noncurrent Assets.

Accounts Payable
Money owed (payable) to suppliers for goods or services purchased on credit that must be paid within a year.

Short-Term Debt
Short-Term Debt represents the amount of borrowings (principal and interest) that must be paid in the near future (usually within one year).

Other Current Liabilities
Other Current Liabilities includes all other liabilities not assigned to Short-Term Debt or Accounts Payable.

Total Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities equals Accounts Payable + Short-Term Debt + Other Current Liabilities. Total Current Liabilities is the total amount of liabilities that are considered to be due within a relatively short period of time, usually a year.

Long-Term Debt
Long-Term Debt represents the amount of borrowings due more than one year from the date of the balance sheet.

Other Noncurrent Liabilities
The liabilities that are not assigned to Long-Term Debt or deferred Income Taxes.

Total Liabilities
Total Liabilities equals Total Current Liabilities + Total Noncurrent Liabilities.

Preferred Stock Equity
Preferred Stock Equity is the amount of shareholders' equity attributable to the preferred stock issued by the parent company.
Preferred Stock Equity equals the Number of Preferred Shares issued (less any preferred shares in the Treasury) x Involuntary Liquidating Value per share (usually par).

Common Stock Equity
Common Stock Equity is the amount of shareholders' equity attributable to common stock. Common Stock Equity generally consists of common stock (all issues) at par value, capital surplus or additional paid-in capital, retained earnings or earned surplus (net of foreign exchange gains/losses).

Total Equity
Total Equity equals Preferred Stock Equity + Common Stock Equity.

Shares Outstanding
Shares Outstanding is the outstanding number of shares of the class of common stock that is most actively traded.