Investing Glossary
Terms commonly used in Japanese stock investing, organized by category and explained in plain English.
Profitability & Valuation Metrics
PER (Price Earnings Ratio)PBR (Price to Book Ratio)ROE (Return on Equity)EPS (Earnings Per Share)BPS (Book Value Per Share)Dividend YieldDividend Payout RatioNet Asset Value MethodPSR (Price to Sales Ratio)PCFR (Price to Cash Flow Ratio)EV/EBITDA MultipleROA (Return on Assets)ROIC (Return on Invested Capital)EBITDAPEG RatioOperating MarginOrdinary Income MarginNet MarginEquity RatioMarket CapitalizationWACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital)
Order Types & Trading Basics
Margin Trading
Charts & Technical Analysis
Candlestick ChartBullish CandleBearish CandlePrice Gap (Mado)Dow TheoryMoving AverageGolden CrossDead CrossMACDRSIBollinger BandsIchimoku CloudElliott WaveTrendlineSupport LineResistance LineFibonacci RetracementDouble TopDouble BottomHead and ShouldersAdvance-Decline RatioStochasticsVWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price)
Financial Statement Terms
Balance SheetIncome StatementCash Flow StatementFree Cash Flow (FCF)RevenueOperating ProfitOrdinary ProfitNet IncomeDepreciationInventoryAccounts ReceivableAccounts PayableCurrent AssetsFixed AssetsCurrent LiabilitiesFixed LiabilitiesInterest-Bearing DebtNet AssetsCapital StockRetained EarningsConsolidated Financial StatementsSegment InformationGoodwillImpairment LossExtraordinary IncomeExtraordinary LossAnnual Securities Report (Yuho)Earnings Report (Kessan Tanshin)Quarterly Report
Japan Tax System
NISATsumitate (Installment) Investment QuotaGrowth Investment QuotaSpecific Account (Tokutei Koza)General AccountWithholding TaxCapital Gains TaxDividend TaxDividend Tax CreditLoss OffsettingTax Loss CarryforwardTax Return FilingiDeCoComprehensive TaxationSeparate Self-Assessment TaxationNew NISAProportional Distribution MethodRegistered Dividend Account Method
Corporate Actions & Equity Terms
Stock SplitReverse Stock SplitShare BuybackShareholders MeetingVoting RightsTOB (Tender Offer Bid)MBO (Management Buyout)Capital IncreasePublic OfferingThird-Party AllotmentRights OfferingShareholder Benefits (Yutai)DividendIncome GainCapital GainEx-Dividend DateRecord DateFloating SharesMajor ShareholderInsider TradingIR (Investor Relations)DisclosureIPODelistingPublic Offering & Off-Auction Distribution (PO)
Markets & Indices
Funds & Derivatives
Economic Indicators
Investment Strategy & Risk Management
DiversificationAsset AllocationRebalancingDollar-Cost AveragingStop-LossAveraging DownVolatilityDrawdownSharpe RatioBetaCorrelation CoefficientRisk ToleranceValue InvestingGrowth InvestingIndex InvestingActive InvestingHigh-Dividend InvestingLong-Term InvestingShort-Term TradingSwing TradingDay TradingScalping