HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Horizontal mergerThe financial definition for Horizontal merger:A merger involving two or more firms in the same industry that are both at the same stage in the production cycle; that is, two or more competitors. Similar MatchesHorizontal acquisitionHorizontal acquisitionMerger between two companies producing similar goods or services. Horizontal analysisHorizontal analysisThe process of dividing each expense item of a given year by the same expense item in the base year. It allows assessment of changes in the relative importance of expense items over time and the behavior of expense items as sales change. Horizontal spreadHorizontal spreadThe simultaneous purchase and sale of two options that differ only in their expiration dates. Click to compare definitions of Horizontal merger Click to view definitions beginning ho |