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A measure of a company’s ability to pay interest on its debts (operating income divided by interest expenses).

Any of a company’s securities or the act of distributing the securities. Issued shares refer to the portion of a company’s shares that have been issued for sale. A company does not have to issue the total number of its authorized shares.

Operating cash flow minus amounts spent on plants and equipment and minus dividends. 

A security whose interest rate or dividend changes with specified market indicators. A floating rate is one that is based on an administered rate, such as a prime rate.

Companies with consistent annual earnings and sales growth of at least 15%. 

number of shares owned or controlled by insiders.

A record of a company’s sales and expenses over a particular year or quarter. 

An interruption in trading on a stock, triggered when an order violates parameters set by TSX.

This is trading in the shares of an entity by its directors and officers. These individuals are required to disclose their trades before they happen, and several services provide this information to investors. It is useful, though not an absolute indicator as to a stock?s potential movement, to know if insiders are selling or buying shares of the company they run.

A deposit instrument most commonly available from trust companies or banks requiring a minimum investment at a predetermined rate of interest for a stated term, such as one or five years. GICs are generally non-redeemable and non-transferable before maturity.