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Wash salesAn illegal process in which simultaneous purchases and sales are made in the same commodity futures contract, on the same exchange, and in the same month. No actual position is taken, although it appears that trades have been made. The intention is that the apparent activity will induce legitimate trades, thus increasing trading volume and commissions.Similar MatchesPrice sales ratioPrice sales ratioDetermined by dividing current stock price by revenue per share (adjusted for stock splits). Revenue per share for the ratio is determined by dividing revenue for past 12 months by number of shares outstanding. Sales taxSales taxA percentage tax on the selling price of goods and services. Conditional Sales ContractConditional Sales ContractA sale in which the title to property or goods remains with the seller until the purchaser has fulfilled the terms of the contract, usually payment in full. Price to sales ratioPrice to sales ratioA financial ratio calculated as: current share price divided by sales per share. Put another way, market capitalisation divided by total sales.A low ratio of market cap to sales is seen as exciting by some investors. Why? Because a small increase in the company's profit margins will thanks to the high level of sales, leverage into large increases earnings per share.However, just because a company has a low PSR does not necessarily make it an attractive investment. For example, the company may operate in very low margin industries such as contracting or construction which make it difficult for margins to improve. Net sales transactionNet sales transactionRefers to over-the-counter trading. over-the-counter deal in which the quoted prices include over-the-counter (i.e., over-the-counter); looked at another way, the buyer and seller do not pay fees or over-the-counter in addition to the print or over-the-counter prices. Further SuggestionsSales loadDomestic International Sales Corporation (DISC) sales ledger Sales charge Conditional sales contracts Gross sales Sales literature Return on sales Days sales outstanding Foreign Sales Corporation (FSC) Group sales sales charge Contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) Sales Contract Trailing sales Foreign Sales Corporation Domestic International Sales Corporation cost of sales Interstate Land Sales sales tax Net sales |
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