Assets, generally of a long-term nature, that are not used in the normal operation of a business and that management does not intend to convert to cash within the next year.
amount of money or other resources measured in terms of money placed on activities or other forms of assets for the purpose of earning profits. (Board of Investment)
Most commonly, securities and real estate held for the production of revenues in the form of interest, dividends, rentals or lease payments. The term does not include fixed assets used in government operations.
Assets like stocks, bonds and mutual funds that are acquired for the purpose of earning a return rather than providing a service.
Any item of asset representing monetary value.
Assets like fixed deposits, post office savings, bonds and stocks that are acquired for the purpose of earning a return
Investment is a term with several closely-related meanings in finance and economics. It refers to the accumulation of some kind of asset in hopes of getting a future return from it.
In general terms, an investment is cash expenditure on financial securities (such as stocks and shares) or other assets that you think will provide an income (for example through dividends or interest) and/or increase in value including bank and building society accounts. None None
A company's equity ownership in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates. Listed in the category of assets (for example, "Investments and sundry assets") on the statement of financial position.
Funds output for any business purpose. Companies invest in assets and resources, and individual investors invest in companies.
A broad term used to connoted savings or capital improvements instead of immediate consumption. The investment can in securities such as stocks and bonds or in fixed assets such vehicles and machinery. In business, purchase of inventory can also be considered an investment in the business that will pay off in terms of returns that are larger than the investment. Typically, investments refers to investment in securities. level of aggregation within funds: Since a single fund type can have many funds within it, the financial statements aggregate at different levels. The highest is combined and there only the fund type is shown (e.g., special revenue or capital projects). The next level is combining. Here each fund within a type is show but they are show in column format. Thus, if the capital projects fund has five separate funds these would be shown in column format as under the title, combining. If each fund were shown separately for each statement, the title would be individual.
The long term asset category of a classified balance sheet which appears immediately after the current assets. Listed in this category would be a bond sinking fund, funds held for construction, the cash surrender value of a life insurance policy owned by the company, and long term investments in stocks and bonds. To Top