Financial Analysis

noun a person whose profession is inspecting and managing financial accounts

• The accountant prepared the financial statements for the company.
• I heard the accountant is crunching numbers for the annual report.
• The number-cruncher at the firm is the accountant.
• The accountant is the gatekeeper of the company's financial health.

verb present participle of the verb ascend, meaning to move or go upwards

adjective describing something moving or going upwards

• The hikers began their ascending journey up the mountain.
• We're going to start ascending the hill soon.
• Let's start climbing up, it's time to ascend!
• Her career has been steadily ascending over the past few years.

noun a financial statement that summarizes a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time

• The balance sheet is a financial statement that shows a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time.
• I need to update the balance sheet with the latest financial data for our meeting tomorrow.
• I'm crunching numbers for the balance sheet - it's a real headache!
• In life, we all have a personal 'balance sheet' of our accomplishments and failures.

noun a prediction or estimate of future events

verb to predict or estimate (a future event or trend)

• The meteorologist issued a weather forecast for the upcoming week.
• I checked the forecast and it looks like it's going to rain tomorrow.
• The forecast says it's gonna be hot as heck this weekend.
• She could forecast trouble ahead based on his body language.

noun money owed to a business by customers or clients for goods or services provided

• The company's balance sheet includes a section for receivables, which represent the money owed to the business by customers.
• Make sure to follow up with clients who have outstanding receivables to ensure timely payment.
• I need to chase down these receivables before the end of the month.
• Managing receivables is like playing a game of financial chess - you have to strategize and anticipate your opponent's moves.

noun the action of arranging items in a particular order or sequence

verb to arrange items in a particular order or sequence

• The sorting of the documents was done meticulously to ensure accuracy.
• I'm sorting through all my old clothes to see what I can donate.
• I'm just sorting out my room, it's a total mess.
• Sorting through my thoughts, trying to make sense of everything going on.

adjective describing something that has not been proven or supported by evidence

• The claim made by the witness was deemed unsubstantiated by the court.
• I heard an unsubstantiated rumor about the new project at work.
• Don't believe everything you hear, it's probably just unsubstantiated gossip.
• Her dreams of becoming a famous singer were ultimately unsubstantiated.

verb to winsorize means to adjust a data set by limiting extreme values to reduce the impact of outliers

• In statistical analysis, one common technique is to winsorize the data to remove extreme outliers.
• When cleaning up the data, we can winsorize the outliers to get a more accurate picture.
• Let's winsorize the data so we can get rid of those crazy outliers.
• Just like trimming the edges of a picture, winsorizing helps to clean up the data.