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TurnoverThe volume of shares traded in a specific period (e.g. a day) either for the market as a whole or for a specific company.A company's total sales figure for a year.TurnoverFor mutual funds, a measure of trading activity during the previous year, expressed as a percentage of the average total assets of the fund. A turnover rate of 25% means that the value of trades represented one-fourth of the assets of the fund. For finance, the number of times a given asset, such as inventory, is ../../finance-glossary/d during the accounting period, usually a year. For corporate finance, the ratio of annual sales to net worth, representing the extent to which a company can grow without outside capital. For markets, the volume of shares traded as a percent of total shares listed during a specified period, usually a day or a year. For Great Britain, total revenue. Percentage of the total number of shares outstanding of an issue that trades during any given period.Turnover Similar MatchesAsset turnoverAsset turnoverThe ratio of annual sales divided by net assets employed in the business. Turnover rateTurnover rateMeasures trading activity during a particular period. Portfolios with high turnover rates incur higher transaction costs and are more likely to distribute capital gains, which are taxable to nonretirement accounts. Total asset turnoverTotal asset turnoverThe ratio of net sales to total assets. Capital turnoverCapital turnoverCalculated by dividing annual sales by average stockholder equity (net worth). The ratio indicates how much a company could grow its current capital investment level. Low capital turnover generally corresponds to high profit margins. Portfolio turnover ratePortfolio turnover rateFor an investment company, an annualized rate found by dividing the lesser of purchases and sales by the average of portfolio assets. Further SuggestionsFixed asset turnover ratioIndividual Turnover Report Receivables turnover ratio |
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