時 価 総 額(じかそうがく)

じかそうがく

noun

market capitalization; market cap; total market value

1. market capitalization; total market value (of a company, calculated as share price × shares outstanding)

A finance term for the total market value of a company's outstanding shares. It is the standard yardstick in news reports for ranking companies by size, comparing global firms, and tracking changes in a company's valuation over time.

この会社(かいしゃ)の時価総額(じかそうがく)は1兆円(ちょうえん)を超(こ)えた。

This company's market cap surpassed one trillion yen.

時価総額(じかそうがく)で見(み)ると、世界(せかい)でトップクラスの企業(きぎょう)だ。

Measured by market cap, it is one of the world's top-tier companies.

株価(かぶか)の急落(きゅうらく)で、時価総額(じかそうがく)は一日(いちにち)で数兆円(すうちょうえん)失(うしな)われた。

Due to the sharp drop in share price, the market cap lost several trillion yen in a single day.

Compound of 時価(じか) (current market price) and 総額(そうがく) (total amount). It is calculated as the share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding, and is the most common way to compare the size of publicly traded companies in news and business writing. Though technical, it has become familiar enough to appear in general-interest media.

Common collocations

時価総額(じかそうがく)が上(あ)がる / 下(さ)がる: market cap rises / falls
時価総額(じかそうがく)を超(こ)える: to exceed (a market cap figure)
時価総額(じかそうがく)ランキング: market cap ranking
世界(せかい)最大(さいだい)の時価総額(じかそうがく): the world's largest market cap
時価総額(じかそうがく)ベースで: on a market-cap basis

Related words

株価(かぶか): share price — the per-share value that feeds into market cap
発行(はっこう)済(ず)み株式(かぶしき)数(すう): shares outstanding — the second input to the market-cap formula
企業価値(きぎょうかち): enterprise value — a broader valuation including debt, used in mergers and acquisitions
時価(じか): current market price — the general word for "today's market price"

Related Words

Related: 株価(かぶか) (share price)

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