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Operating leverage




Operating leverage

Fixed operating costs, which are characterized as leverage because they accentuate variations in profits.

RELATED TERMS
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Leverage
The acquisition of property using a combination of equity and debt financing. The British equivalent term is gearing.



SIMILAR TERMS
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Operating assets
A term for working capital.

Operating cash flow
Earnings before depreciation minus taxes. Measures the cash generated from operations, not counting capital spending or working capital requirements.

Operating cash flow demand
A measure of the amount of operating cash flow needed to meet the capital costs of a company's strategic investments.

Operating cash flow ratio
A measure of how well current liabilities are covered by the cash flow generated from a company's operations.

Operating costs
Also known as overheads, these are the costs which are additional to the direct costs of manufacturing or of providing services.

Operating cycle
The average time between the acquisition of materials or services and the final cash realization from that acquisition.

Operating earnings
Profits after subtracting expenses such as marketing, cost of goods sold, administration and general operating costs from revenue.

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Operating expenses
The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.

Operating exposure
Degree to which exchange rate changes, in combination with price changes, will alter a company's future operating cash flows.

Operating in the red
Doing business while losing money.

Operating income
The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Operating income before depreciation and amortization
A non-GAAP measure of financial performance used by companies to show profitability in continuing business activities excluding the effects of capitalization and tax structure.

Operating lease
Short-term, cancelable lease. A type of lease in which the contract period is shorter than the life of the equipment, and the lessor pays all maintenance and servicing costs.

Operating margin
Operating profit before the payment of interest and taxes divided by sales.

Operating netback
A measure of oil and gas sales net of royalties, production and transportation expenses.

Operating profit margin
The ratio of operating profit to net sales.

Operating profit or loss
Net amount before adding or subtracting extraordinary items.

Operating rate
The percentage of total production capacity of a company, industry, or country that is being used.

Operating ratio
A ratio that measures a firm's operating efficiency.

Operating risk
The inherent or fundamental risk of a firm, without regard to financial risk. The risk that is created by operating leverage. Also called business risk.

Operationally efficient market
Market in which investors can obtain transactions services that reflect the true costs associated with furnishing those services. Also called an efficient market.



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Operating exposure
Degree to which exchange rate changes, in combination with price changes, will alter a company's future operating cash flows.

Operating in the red
Doing business while losing money.

Operating income
The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Operating income before depreciation and amortization
A non-GAAP measure of financial performance used by companies to show profitability in continuing business activities excluding the effects of capitalization and tax structure.

Operating lease
Short-term, cancelable lease. A type of lease in which the contract period is shorter than the life of the equipment, and the lessor pays all maintenance and servicing costs.

Operating leverage

Operating margin
Operating profit before the payment of interest and taxes divided by sales.

Operating netback
A measure of oil and gas sales net of royalties, production and transportation expenses.

Operating profit margin
The ratio of operating profit to net sales.

Operating profit or loss
Net amount before adding or subtracting extraordinary items.

Operating rate
The percentage of total production capacity of a company, industry, or country that is being used.

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