Record Date
The date on which the beneficial owner of the corporate benefits is determined.
Redemption Fee
Fee charged when you sell a mutual fund, if you have not held the fund for the prescribed minimum time.
Rematerialisation
Process of converting the shares from electronic form to physical form.
Research and Development (R&D)
Costs of developing new products and services.
Resistance
Historical price level at which rising prices have stopped rising and either moved sideways or reversed direction; usually seen as a price chart pattern.
Return on Assets
After tax income divided by total assets. Profit from operations plus financial income as a percentage of average capital employed.
Return on Equity
After tax income (latest 12 months) divided by shareholders equity (from balance sheet).Profit after tax and minority interests as a percentage of average equity excluding minority interests.
Return on investments
After tax income (latest 12 months) divided by total of shareholders equity plus long term debt, plus other long term liabilities.
Revenue
A company's sales.
Rights Issue
Issue of new shares to the existing shareholders at a price which is normally lower than the current market price of the old shares. it is issued in a fixed ratio to those shares which are already held.
Risk
The potential to lose money (principal and any earnings) or not to make on an investment.
Road Show
Presentations made by underwriters and IPO company officials to institutional buyers to create interest in the offering.
Rollover
A point where a stock price has fallen to support, or risen to resistance, and then reverses the up or down trend convincingly.
Round Lots
Stocks sold in specified share quantities. |
