Identify and Describe Five or More of the Current Trends

question 69

Essay

Identify and describe five or more of the current trends in contemporary software platforms.

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Definitions:

Dividend Yield Ratio

A financial metric that measures the dividend per share a company pays out to its shareholders relative to its share price, indicating the income return on the investment.

Dividend Yield Ratio

A financial ratio indicating how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Acid-test Ratio

A liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay off its current liabilities with its quick assets (cash, marketable securities, and accounts receivable).

Debt-to-equity Ratio

A financial indicator showing how much of a company's assets are financed by debt compared to shareholders' equity.