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Skip the Jargon - Cassie provides a breakdown of key financial terms to help you master the language of finance. Use our free financial dictionary to understand key terms and concepts to make informed, confident decisions for your business.

b

Bad Debt Expense Balance Sheet Bank Loan Base Salary Basket and Cap Benefits & Tax Ratio Breach of Contract Break-Up Fee Breakeven Point Business Broker Business Continuity Plan (BCP)Business Insurance Business Plan Business Valuation

e

EBITDA Earn-out Earnest Money Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)Effective Date Efficiency Ratio Employee Retention Rate Employee Turnover Rate Encumbrance Entire Agreement Clause Equity Financing Equity Method Equity Ratio Escrow Exclusivity Period Execution Date Exit Strategy Expense Ratio

f

Facilities & Office Spend / Head Financial Audit Financial Forecast Financial Plan Financial Statement Metrics Fixed Asset Turnover Force Majeure

g

General Ledger Go-Shop Clause Goodwill Gross Margin Gross Revenue Growth Rate Guarantor

h

Headcount Ratio

i

Income Statement Indefinite Contracts Indemnification Indemnified Party Indemnifying Party Indemnity Clause Inspection Rights Integration Planning Intellectual Property Interest Coverage Ratio Interest Rate Inventory Obsolescence Inventory Shrinkage Inventory Turnover

j

Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory

k

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

l

LTV/CAC Ratio Lead Conversion Rate Lead Generation Letter Of Intent (LOI)Liabilities Lifetime Value (LTV)Limitation of Liability Line of Credit Liquidity Liquidity Ratio Lock-Up Period Long-Term Assets Long-Term Liabilities

m

Management Fee Margin Market Value Markup Percentage Material Adverse Change (MAC)Median Selling Price Mediation Mezzanine Financing Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR)Monthly/Annual run rate Multiple

n

Net Book Value Net Income Net Profit Margin No-Shop Clause / Exclusivity Non-Compete Agreement Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)Non-Disclosure Expiration Non-Solicit Agreement Notice Novation Agreement

o

OTE (On Target Earnings)Onboarding Duration Operating Expense Ratio Operating Income Operating Leverage Operating Margin Operational Expenditure (OpEx)Option Period Overhead Costs Overhead Rate Owner's Basis Owner's Capital Contributions

p

Personal Rights Personally Identifiable Information (PII)Pipeline Post-Closing Adjustment Prepaid Expenses Principal Privacy Policy Productivity Rate Profit Public Information Purchase Agreement Purchase Price Adjustment

q

r

Receiving Party Renewal Representations and Warranties Retained Earnings Retention Ratio Return On Ad Spend (ROAS)Return on Assets (ROA)Return on Equity (ROE)Return on Investment (ROI)Revenue Churn Revenue Retention Rate Revenue per Employee Revenue per Square Foot Reverse Termination Fee Right Of First Refusal (ROFR)Right of First Offer (ROFO)

t

Tag-Along Rights Tangible Assets Technology Spend / Head Term / Duration Term Loan Term Sheet Term of the Agreement Termination Fee Time to Live Time to Onboard Total Asset Turnover Total Contract Value (TCV)Training Costs / Head Trust Account

u

Unsecured Loan Upsell Rate Use Of Marks Utilization Rate

v

Variable / Fixed Compensation Split Variable OTE (On Target Earnings)Venture Capital Vesting Period Voting Rights

w

Waiver Warranty Period in M&A Working Capital

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