REPORTED EARNINGS PER SHARE Definition

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REPORTED EARNINGS PER SHARE is the earnings per share after profit owed to preference shareholders or minority interests is subtracted, i.e. it is the profit that actually belongs to the ordinary shareholders.

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FINANCING COST is the difference between the cost of financing the purchase of an asset and the assets cash yield. Positive carry means that the yield earned is greater than the financing cost; negative carry means that the financing cost exceeds the yield earned.

INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR is a person that buys or sells securities for his/her own account. The individual investor is also called a retail investor or retail shareholder.

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