Interest

Algebra

(noun)

The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

Related Terms

  • compound interest
  • exponential function
Accounting

(noun)

The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount of value of what was borrowed.

Related Terms

  • times interest earned ratio
  • maturity
  • maturity date
  • EBIT
  • EBITDA
Communications

(noun)

A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.

Examples of Interest in the following topics:

  • Times Interest Earned Ratio

    • Times Interest Earned Ratio = (EBIT or EBITDA) / (Required Interest Payments), and is indicative of a company's financial strength.
    • The Times Interest Earned Ratio indicates the ability of a company to meet its required interest payments , and is calculated as:
    • Times Interest Earned Ratio = Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) / Interest Expense.
    • The Times Interest Earned Ratio is used by financial analysts to assess a company's ability to pay its required interest payments.
    • If Company A's EBIT is 750,000 and its required interest payments are 150,000, itsTimes Interest Earned Ratio would be 5.
  • Multi-Period Investment

    • The first concept of accruing (or earning) interest is called "simple interest. " Simple interest means that you earn interest only on the principal.
    • The second way of accruing interest is called "compound interest. " In this case, interest is paid at the end of each period based on the balance in the account.
    • Compound interest is named as such because the interest compounds: Interest is paid on interest.
    • Compare compound interest to simple interest.
    • You don't earn interest on interest you previously earned.
  • The Interest Rate Risk

    • Interest rates became volatile during the 1980s, forcing banks to become more concerned with interest-rate risk.
    • If the interest-rate sensitive liabilities exceed the interest-rate sensitive assets, then rising interest rates cause banks' profits to plummet, while falling interest rates cause banks' profits to increase.
    • If the interest-rate sensitive liabilities are less than interest-rate sensitive assets, subsequently, increasing interest rates cause banks' profits to soar, while declining interest rates cause banks' profits to plummet.
    • If the interest-rate sensitive liabilities equal the interest-rate sensitive assets, then fluctuating interest rates do not affect bank profits.
    • If the interest rate rises, subsequently, the banks increase the interest rate on the loans.
  • Times-Interest-Earned Ratio

    • Times Interest Earned ratio (EBIT or EBITDA divided by total interest payable) measures a company's ability to honor its debt payments.
    • Times interest earned (TIE), or interest coverage ratio, is a measure of a company's ability to honor its debt payments.
    • Interest Charges = Traditionally "charges" refers to interest expense found on the income statement.
    • Times Interest Earned or Interest Coverage is a great tool when measuring a company's ability to meet its debt obligations.
    • When the interest coverage ratio is smaller than 1, the company is not generating enough cash from its operations EBIT to meet its interest obligations.
  • Calculating Present Value

    • But first, you must determine whether the type of interest is simple or compound interest.
    • If the interest is simple interest, you plug the numbers into the simple interest formula.
    • Simple interest is pretty rare.
    • Simple interest is when interest is only paid on the amount you originally invested (the principal).
    • You don't earn interest on interest you previously earned.
  • Cost of Interest During Construction

    • The amount of cash borrowed will incur interest expense to the borrower; the interest paid by the borrower serves as interest income to the lender.
    • The capitalization of interest costs involves adding the amount of interest expense incurred and/or paid during the asset's construction phase to the asset's cost recorded on the balance sheet.
    • This interest cost is recorded as interest expense and reported as a period cost on the income statement rather than the balance sheet.
    • Most of the interest paid during construction is part of an asset's cost.
    • Interest paid during delays in construction is excluded from the asset's cost.
  • Agricultural Interest Groups

    • Agricultural interest groups are a type of economic interest group that represent farmers.
    • Economic interest groups are varied.
    • For any given issue, there will be large number of competing interest groups.
    • Categories of economic interest groups include those representing business, labor, professional, and agricultural interests.
    • Agricultural interest groups represent the economic interests of farmers.
  • Your Areas of Interest

    • Consider areas that you are interested in when trying to select a topic for your speech.
    • One stamp might lead someone to be interested in stamp collecting.
    • When choosing a topic, think about an area that interests you.
    • " and "What specifically interests me about this topic?
    • Consider what interests you when choosing a topic.
  • Business and Economic Interest Groups

    • Economic interest groups advocate for the economic benefit of their members, and business interests groups are a prominent type of economic interest group.
    • Interest groups represent people or organizations with common concerns and interests.
    • Economic interest groups are one of the five broad categories of interest groups in the US.
    • Economic interest groups are varied, and for any given issue there will be a large number of competing interest groups.
    • Business interest groups generally promote corporate or employer interests.
  • Public Interest Groups

    • Public interest groups advocate for what they consider to be the public good.
    • Interest groups represent people or organizations with common concerns and interests.
    • There are a wide variety of interest groups representing a variety of constituencies.
    • Another challenge for public-interest groups is the so-called free rider effect.
    • Public interest groups advocate for issues that impact the general public, such as education.
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