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1. ''Financial reporting and measures''.
''US''.


Profitability.
1.


Often measured by performance ratios, among other measures.
An index made up of the common stock (share) prices of 500 large companies actively traded in the US stock markets.




2. ''Contract law.'' 
2.


In contract law, performance of a contract means that the parties meet their contractual obligations as agreed.
The 500 companies whose stocks are included in the index.
 
 
3.
 
Performance also refers to measures of an employee's or contractor's fulfilment of their duties.
 
In this context, measures of performance may be qualitative or quantitative.
 
 
4.
 
In relation to a company or business, performance can refer to the company's fulfilment of investors' expectations.
 
For example, as measured by performance ratios or gains in shareholder value.
 
 
5.
 
Any measure of activity, particularly when compared with a pre-defined standard.
 
For example, payments practices under related reporting regulations.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Balanced scorecard]]
* [[Standard & Poor's ]]
* [[Contract]]
*[[FTSE]]
* [[Discharge of contract]]
* [[Fortune 500]]
* [[Environmental profit and loss]]
* [[Index numbers]]
* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[Tracker fund]]
* [[Frustration]]
* [[Key performance indicator]]  (KPI)
* [[Performance bond]]
* [[Performance guarantee]]
* [[Performance ratio]]
* [[Performance risk]]
* [[Performance spread]]
* [[Profitability]]
* [[Profitability ratio]]
* [[Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations]]
* [[Shareholder value]]
* [[Specific performance]]
* [[Skills and performance coaching]]
* [[Sustainability performance target]]
* [[Treasury_performance_management_–_waste_of_time_or_a_necessity%3F|Treasury performance management – waste of time or a necessity?]]


[[Category:Commercial_drive_and_organisation]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Influencing]]
[[Category:Self_management_and_accountability]]
[[Category:Working_effectively_with_others]]
[[Category:Financial_management]]
[[Category:Knowledge_and_information_management]]
[[Category:Planning_and_projects]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]

Latest revision as of 15:08, 17 August 2021

US.

1.

An index made up of the common stock (share) prices of 500 large companies actively traded in the US stock markets.


2.

The 500 companies whose stocks are included in the index.


See also