DIPPED PRODUCTS PLC / ANNUAL REPORT 2008—2009
Annual Report- 2008/2009 - Colombo Stock Exchange
Annual Report- 2008/2009 - Colombo Stock Exchange
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Glossary<br />
Accounting policies<br />
Specific principles, bases, conventions, rules and practices<br />
adopted by an enterprise in preparing and<br />
presenting Financial Statements.<br />
Borrowings<br />
Bank loans, overdrafts and finance lease obligations.<br />
Capital employed<br />
Total assets less interest free liabilities.<br />
Capital reserves<br />
Reserves identified for specific purposes and considered not<br />
available for distribution.<br />
Cash equivalents<br />
Liquid investments with original maturities of three months<br />
or less.<br />
Contingent liabilities<br />
Conditions or situations at the Balance Sheet date, the<br />
financial effect of which are to be determined by future events<br />
which may or may not occur.<br />
Current ratio<br />
Current assets divided by current liabilities.<br />
Dividend cover<br />
Post-tax profit divided by gross dividend. Measures the<br />
number of times dividend is covered by distributable profit.<br />
Dividend yield<br />
Gross dividend per share as a percentage of the market<br />
price.<br />
Earnings per share<br />
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by a<br />
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue and<br />
ranking for dividend.<br />
Gross dividend<br />
Portion of profits inclusive of tax withheld distributed to<br />
shareholders.<br />
Net assets per share<br />
Shareholders’ funds divided by the number of ordinary shares<br />
issued.<br />
Operating profit margin<br />
Operating profit divided by Group turnover.<br />
Price earnings ratio<br />
Market price of a share divided by earnings per share.<br />
Related parties<br />
Parties who could control or significantly influence the<br />
financial and operating policies of the business.<br />
Return on equity<br />
Attributable profits divided by average shareholders’ funds.<br />
Revenue reserves<br />
Reserves considered as being available for distributions and<br />
investments.<br />
Segment<br />
Constituent business units grouped in terms of nature and<br />
similarity of operations.<br />
Total equity<br />
Share capital, reserves and minority interest.<br />
Value addition<br />
The quantum of wealth generated by the activities of the<br />
Group and its distribution.<br />
Working capital<br />
Capital required to finance the day-to-day operations (current<br />
assets minus current liabilities).<br />
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