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PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Definition
PROSPECTIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS are either financial forecasts or financial projections. Prospective financial statements may cover a period that has partially expired. Statements for periods that have completely expired are not prospective financial statements.
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OPEN TO BUY is the dollar amount budgeted by a business for inventory purchases for a specific time period.
INVENTORY for companies: includes raw materials, items available for sale or in the process of being made ready for sale (work in process) for securities: it is securities bought and held by a broker or dealer for resale. A firm that has a sustainable competitive advantage has an inventory and net earnings are rising on a corresponding basis. Inventories that spike up/down are indicative of competitive industries prone to boom/bust.
