Sentences with phrase «cent of businesses expected»

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«Several decades back, a return on equity of as little as 10 percent enabled a corporation to be classified as a «good» business — i.e., one in which a dollar reinvested in the business logically could be expected to be valued by the market at more than 100 cents.

Currently, business investment is equivalent to around 16 per cent of GDP — not far below its peak level in the past four decades — and is expected to rise a little further over the next couple of years (Graph 2).

As the Canadian economy contends with softer than expected exports, weak business investment and effects of the Alberta wildfires, real GDP growth in 2016 is forecast to be 1.4 per cent...

2016.06.10 Canadian economic activity erratic through 2016: RBC Economics As the Canadian economy contends with softer than expected exports, weak business investment and effects of the Alberta wildfires, real GDP growth in 2016 is forecast to be 1.4 per cent...

According to Laurentian Bank analyst Mona Nazir, the hotel business is expected to eventually rival its air and leisure business in terms earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), though with significantly better margins of 25 per cent, as compared to Transat's margin of 3 per cent.

The stock has been extremely active of late, falling more than 14 % in after - hours trading on Nov. 8 after it revealed a much steeper - than - expected third - quarter loss of 14 cents a share and cautioned there was a «strong likelihood that the redesign of our application will be disruptive to our business in the short term» after founder and CEO Evan Spiegel told investors the Snapchat messaging app was too difficult for new user to understand.

According to the NAB business survey, retail prices are expected to rise by 0.2 per cent in the March quarter, somewhat below the outcomes of recent years (Graph 76).

Assets held by Challenger's two main funds management businesses are expected to balloon by a compound annual rate of 13 per cent over the same time period.

The infant nutrition producer said based on its financial results for the first half of its 2018 financial year, it is now expecting it will achieve 30 - 35 per cent revenue growth for its core business (excluding Camperdown) when compared to its 2017 financial year results.

In a survey of 238 school business leaders by the Association of School and College Leaders, 56 per cent said cost savings have reduced individual support over the past year, and 65 per cent expect savings over the next 12 months to have a similar effect.

Meanwhile, Amazon — arguably the biggest competitor to both B&N's retail business and its Nook division — reported revenues up 24 per cent year - over-year for the third quarter of its fiscal 2013 in October, and is expected to report its fourth - quarter earnings toward the end of January.

We continue to be optimistic about the future of the insurance business in India and expect the industry to grow approximately at 15 per cent,» Life Insurance Council Secretary General S B Mathur said in a statement.

Over the next two - to - three years, the insurer expects more than 50 per cent of business to be logged on CLICK2BUY and also contribute significantly to reduction of operational cost.

More than half of resource and mining employers say productivity is affected by talent shortages, and respondents are more optimistic about next year with 88 per cent expecting increased or stable business activity.

In the survey conducted in November, 70 per cent of employers said they expected business activity to increase in the coming months, but only 38 per cent said they expected to do any hiring.

According to the survey, 62 per cent of Canadian companies expect business activity to increase in 2013.

The seventh annual Hays Salary Guide has revealed a 19 per cent spike in confidence for a strengthening Canadian economy next year and nearly two - thirds of respondents expect their business activity will increase.

Business confidence in Hong Kong is growing with 68 per cent of organisations expecting business activity to increase Business confidence in Hong Kong is growing with 68 per cent of organisations expecting business activity to increase business activity to increase in 2018.

However, if we break down those numbers by province, just one - third of Alberta employers expect to ramp up business activity, while in the rest of Canada 67 per cent say activity will increase.

Property professionals, specifically, are optimistic for their business activity with 65 per cent of employers saying they expect business activity to increase in 2017.

This question should be urgent for Canadian business leaders and managers because the Hays Canada 2017 Salary Guide finds that 62 per cent of employers expect business activity to increase, but only 35 per cent say they will increase headcount.

While IT employers have some of the country's highest expectations for increased business activity, 11 per cent expect to make staff cuts in 2016.

Organic reach (the percentage of people that Facebook would show your post to without advertising) was at one per cent in 2016 and Facebook has given indications that businesses can expect that to be zero in the near future.

Montreal — With a vacancy rate of 6.60 per cent (down from 9.10 per cent at the end of 2007) and no new supply of office space on the horizon, the office market, primarily in the core business district, is expected to hold its own during challenging economic conditions.