Reinvestment

Earned Surplus
Earned Surplus, also known as Retained Earnings, represents the portion of net income that is retained by a company rather than distributed to its shareholders as dividends. These retained earnings are reinvested in the business or used to pay off debt.
Interest-Rate Risk
Interest-Rate Risk, also known as interest-rate exposure, refers to the risk arising from changes in interest rates. These changes can impact the value of fixed-interest assets and liabilities, cause mismatches in asset-liability repricing, and influence prepayment and reinvestment activities.
Participating Insurance Policy
A Participating Insurance Policy is a type of life insurance policy that pays dividends to the policyholder. These dividends are typically a share of the insurer's profits and can be taken in cash, used to reduce premiums, or reinvested back into the policy.
Ploughed-back Profits
Ploughed-back profits, also known as retained earnings, are the portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders as dividends but is kept within the company to reinvest in its core operations, pay off debt, or reserve for future use.
Plow Back
Plow back refers to the practice of reinvesting a company's earnings back into the business rather than distributing those profits as dividends to shareholders. Typically employed by smaller, fast-growing companies, plow back is a strategy aimed at fueling further growth and expansion.
Retained Earnings
Retained earnings represent the portion of net income that a company retains, rather than distributing it to shareholders as dividends, to reinvest in its core business or to pay off debt.
Retained Earnings
Retained Earnings, also known as retained profits, ploughed-back profits, or retentions, represent the portion of net profit remaining after distribution to shareholders. This amount is retained within the company for reinvestment purposes.
Rollover Relief
Rollover relief allows businesses to defer capital gains tax or corporation tax when proceeds from a disposable asset are reinvested, thus potentially increasing any gains from future asset disposals.
Undistributed Profits (Earnings, Net Income)
Undistributed profits, also known as retained earnings or net income, refer to the portion of a company's earnings that is not distributed to shareholders as dividends but is retained by the company for reinvestment in its operations, debt repayment, or other purposes.
Value-Added Statement
A financial statement displaying the wealth created by a company through the collective efforts of capital, employees, and others, along with its allocation over an accounting period.

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