ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO SALES Definition

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO SALES measures the speed with which a company pays vendors relative to sales. Numbers higher than typical industry ratios suggest that the company is using suppliers assets (cash owed) to fund operations.

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CURRENT FACE, in securities, is the current monthly remaining principal of a certificate computed by multiplying the original face value of the certificate by the current principal balance factor.

MARKET POSITION, from a marketing context, is the strength of an entity or product within the target market. In investing, it is the amount and/or depth and breadth of holdings within identified sectors of the capital market.

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