Dilutive

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Finance

Foundational Lexiconreduces earnings
Executive ParlanceEPS reducing
Scholarly Discourseper-share subtractive
Babel ZenithDilutive
Origin: M&A
Pronunciation: /daɪˈluːtɪv/

Etymology & Meaning

When an acquisition decreases earnings per share.

In the Boardroom

When the purchase price is too high relative to earnings.

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