Finance Definitions

Plant Improvements Total Investments and Sales of Plant and Equipment Improvements and sales ordered in the Production area.

Common Stock

Shares Outstanding Number of shares of outstanding common stock.

Price Per Share The price of a share of common stock at the end of last round.

Earnings Per Share (EPS) Last year's net profits, divided by Outstanding Shares. EPS should serve as a reference for determining dividend amounts.

Maximum Issue Upper limit in thousands of dollars that companies can issue in stock this year.

Issue Stock Amount in thousands of dollars that companies wish to issue in stock. A 5% brokerage commission will be subtracted from this year's income. Maximum issue is 20% of total outstanding stock. Stock is issued at its spot price as of December 31 of the year just ended. Brokers charge a 5% fee to issue stock.

Max Retire Upper limit of stock that can be bought back, in thousands of dollars.

Retire Stock Amount of stock to retire. Brokers charge a 1.5% fee to buy back stock.

Dividend per Share The total amount a company plans to pay this year for each share of stock. Dividends are paid in quarterly installments.