A finance professional working in a bank or brokerage firm who analyzes listed companies for investors. The financial analyst assesses the company’s environment, strategy, financial statements, and earnings outlook. Based on these elements, the analyst calculates the estimated earnings, generally over a three-year period.

A meeting to which the shareholders of a limited company are invited at least once a year, within six months of the financial year-end. In particular, it is required to approve the financial statements and elects members of the Supervisory Board. An Extraordinary General Meeting is convened to approve exceptional decisions (such as mergers and capi [..]

Shares of its own capital held by the company. Treasury shares carry no voting right or dividend entitlement.

This is the company’s consolidated net profit divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding in the relevant period.

The value of a company calculated by multiplying the number of shares comprising its capital by the stock price at a given moment.

An accounting method used to present the financial position of various companies of a group as if they were a single company. Accordingly, a group composed of several subsidiaries will present consolidated sales revenues or consolidated results.

The stock price is the value in euros (for a stock listed in Paris) of the stock at a given moment. It is based on the match up of asks and bids (buy and sell orders).

If the number of shares is increased (due to a capital increase or payment of the dividend in shares), the net earnings per share will decrease if the company’s overall result is constant. This is called the dilutive effect (its opposite is an accretive effect).

A share in the earnings distributed to every shareholder in proportion to the number of shares held. This constitutes remuneration for the shareholders' invested capital. The amount of the dividend is subject to a vote at the General Meeting which is required to review and approve the financial statements for the year ended.

Each ordinary share is entitled to a single vote. This offers the possibility of voting at Shareholders’ Meetings. When stipulated by the Bylaws, the voting right may be doubled for shareholders who hold their shares for two years or more. Preference shares and investment certificates have no voting right. The Zodiac Aerospace bylaws provide for a [..]