After doing this for twenty years, I find it sometimes amazing that we can have so many acronyms. It must also be frustrating and confusing for people not in tuned with them. This is an attempt to put down a non-exhaustive list for everyone since I use them a lot myself and will direct new readers here in the future.
AML = Anti-money laundering ALM = Asset Liability Management BRICs = Brazil, Russia, India and China which led the growth in emerging market economies BS = Balance Sheet Capex = Capital Expenditure CF = Cashflow (from CF statement COGS = Cost of Goods Sold DE Ratio = Debt-to-Equity Ratio DM = Developed Markets DVD = Dividend EBIT = Earnings before interest and tax EBITDA = Earnings before interest and tax, depreciation and amortization EM = Emerging Markets ESG = Environment, Social and Governance EV = Enterprise Value FAANGs =...