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Common-size statement

A statement in which all items are expressed as a percentage of a base figure, useful for purposes of analyzing trends and changing relationship among financial statement items. For example, all items in each year's income statement could be presented as a percentage of net sales.

Common-Size Statement

Any financial statement in which the items are expressed as percentages of some figure instead of as dollar amounts. For example, a common-size statement may express all cash inflows as a percentage of total revenue. A common-size statement is most useful when one attempts to compare a company to similar companies of different size. It is also called a one hundred percent statement.

common-size statement

A financial statement that has variables expressed in percentages rather than in dollar amounts. For example, items on an income statement are shown as a percentage of revenue or sales, and balance sheet entries are displayed as a percentage of total assets. Common-size statements are used primarily for comparative purposes so that firms of various sizes can be equated. Also called one hundred percent statement.

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Common Size Balance Sheet
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One Hundred Percent Statement
Profitability Ratio

Common-size financial statements also facilitate comparisons among companies of different sizes.

New ways to analyze: Cash flows by Plewa, Franklin J.; Friedlob, G. Thomas / The National Public Accountant

CompsPLUS includes full common-size financial statements, written comparisons of the most important metrics used to value a company along with qualitative commentary describing how each company matches up to its industry peers, and an executive summary with graphical displays that allow for easy integration into presentations to the investment community.

CapitalBridge Introduces FASTComps and CompsPLUS; New Benchmarking ... by Business Wire

Commodity Research Bureau Index

Commodity Selection Index

Commodity Swap

Commodity Trading Advisor

Commodity-Backed Bond

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