List of abbreviations

A

AICPA
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
AktG
German Stock Corporation Act
APB
Accounting Principles Board Opinion
ARB
Accounting Research Bulletin

C

CON
Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts

D

DJ STOXX
Dow Jones STOXX

E

EITF
Emerging Issues Task Force
EPS
Earnings per share
EVA
Economic Value Added

F

FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FIN
FASB Interpretation

H

HGB
German Commercial Code

I

IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standards
IT
Information Technology

L

LTMI
Long Term Management Incentive Plan

M

MD&A
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
MitbestG
German Codetermination Law
MTI
Mid Term Incentive Plan

P

PoC
Percentage of Completion

R

ROCE
Return on Capital Employed

S

SAB
Staff Accounting Bulletin
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SFAS
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
SOP
Statement of Position

U

US GAAP
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

W

WACC
Weighted Average Capital Cost
WpHG
German Securities Trading Law