This glossary uses Visual Finance™ to bring financial terms to life. Each example shows data from the Round Number Company, a fictional business with simplified figures to make learning easier. For more details, visit 'How to Read Visual Finance'.
Capital Expenditure or CapEx: Money spent to acquire, improve, or maintain Fixed Assets.
Note: OpEx refers to Operating Expenses on the Income Statement. CapEx refers to a Capital Expenditure on the Balance Sheet.
The above is our generic explanations of common corporate financial terminology. Actual meanings can vary widely from company to company; in order to have the correct internal definition you need to ask your Finance Department, "What do you mean by that?"
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