Market capitalization, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 25 relations: Authorised capital, Buffett indicator, Capital structure, Debt, Economic indicator, Embedded value, Enterprise value, Gross domestic product, Inflation, Leverage (finance), List of countries by stock market capitalization, List of public corporations by market capitalization, Macroeconomics, Megacap stock, Microcap stock, Population, Price, Public company, Real and nominal value, Share price, Shares outstanding, Small cap company, Stock exchange, Stock market, Treasury stock.

The authorised capital of a company sometimes referred to as the authorised share capital, registered capital or nominal capital, (particularly in the United States) is the maximum amount of share capital that the company is authorised by its constitutional documents to issue (allocate) to shareholders.

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Buffett indicator

The Buffett indicator (or the Buffett metric, or the Market capitalization-to-GDP ratio) is a valuation multiple used to assess how expensive or cheap the aggregate stock market is at a given point in time.

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Capital structure

In corporate finance, capital structure refers to the mix of various forms of external funds, known as capital, used to finance a business.

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Debt

Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money borrowed or otherwise withheld from another party, the creditor.

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Economic indicator

An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity.

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Embedded value

The Embedded Value (EV) of a life insurance company is the present value of future profits plus adjusted net asset value.

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Enterprise value

Enterprise value (EV), total enterprise value (TEV), or firm value (FV) is an economic measure reflecting the market value of a business (i.e. as distinct from market price).

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries.

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Inflation

In economics, inflation is a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy.

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Leverage (finance)

In finance, leverage, also known as gearing, is any technique involving borrowing funds to buy an investment.

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List of countries by stock market capitalization

The following list sorts countries by the total market capitalization of all domestic companies listed in the country, according to data from the World Bank.

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List of public corporations by market capitalization

The following is a list of publicly traded companies having the greatest market capitalization, sometimes described as their "market value": Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the share price on a selected day and the number of outstanding shares on that day.

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Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole.

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Megacap stock

Megacap stocks are stocks with a capitalization or market value over $200 billion. Market capitalization and Megacap stock are business terms.

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Microcap stock

In business and investing, term microcap stock (also micro-cap) refers to the stock of public companies in the United States which have a market capitalization of roughly $50 million to $250 million.

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Population

Population is the term typically used to refer to the number of people in a single area.

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Price

A price is the (usually not negative) quantity of payment or compensation expected, required, or given by one party to another in return for goods or services.

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Public company

A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter markets.

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Real and nominal value

In economics, nominal value refers to value measured in terms of absolute money amounts, whereas real value is considered and measured against the actual goods or services for which it can be exchanged at a given time.

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A share price is the price of a single share of a number of saleable equity shares of a company.

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Shares outstanding are all the shares of a corporation that have been authorized, issued and purchased by investors and are held by them.

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Small cap company

In the United States, a small cap company is a company whose market capitalization (shares x value of each share) is considered small, from $250 million to $2 billion. Market capitalization and small cap company are business terms.

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Stock exchange

A stock exchange, securities exchange, or bourse is an exchange where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds and other financial instruments.

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Stock market

A stock market, equity market, or share market is the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks (also called shares), which represent ownership claims on businesses; these may include securities listed on a public stock exchange as well as stock that is only traded privately, such as shares of private companies that are sold to investors through equity crowdfunding platforms.

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Treasury stock

A treasury stock or reacquired stock is stock which is bought back by the issuing company, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market ("open market" including insiders' holdings).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_capitalization

Also known as Capitalized value, Danamodal, Large cap, Large-cap, Large-cap stocks, Market Cap, Market capitalisation, Market valuation, Mid cap, Mid-cap, Mkt cap, Small Cap, Small capitalization, Small capitalization stocks, Small capitlization stocks, Small-cap stocks, Total Market Cap.