Sentences with phrase «cent of the business at»

According to industry experts, the banking distribution channel account for almost 60 per cent of the business at leading private sector life insurance companies.

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The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report, as the balance of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per cent from 29 per cent in the summer and 35 per cent at the start of the year.

«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.

The tussle for control of Phoenix Gold intensified today after Zijin Mining Group struck a pre-sales agreement with one of the miner's largest shareholders, boosting its interest to 17.9 per cent ahead of announcing a cash takeover bid that values the business at $ 47 million.

The family that holds a majority interest in Diploma Group has formally launched a takeover offer for all shares it doesn't own in the business, at a bargain basement price of 1.5 cents per share.

Singapore - founded property crowdfunding business CoAssets wrapped up its first day of trading on the Newcastle - based National Stock Exchange of Australia today, with its shares closing flat at 10 cents each.

During that earlier period, American business earned an average of 11 percent or so on equity capital employed and stocks, in aggregate, sold at valuations far above that equity capital (book value), averaging over 150 cents on the dollar.

Republicans talk of sparking economic growth rates in the range of four per cent, but models run by non-partisan forecasters, such as the Wharton business school at the University of Pennsylvania, predict only a modest increase over the shorter term.

With an eye to the future, he bought used furniture at auctions and from companies that were going out of business, for as little as 10 cents on the dollar.

Bryant Simon, a professor at Temple University, whose book Boardwalk of Dreams chronicles the history of Atlantic City, including Trump's business dealings there, says business owners who worked on the Taj Mahal were often paid just 10 cents to 20 cents on the dollar in the bankruptcy.

So, they have simplified their platform for these business owners, where 80 per cent of their core platform looks at solving the basic needs of businesses, while the rest varies according to the geographical location, local government regulations, actual needs of the business, relationship with their accountants, etc..

When young adults do ask parents for their two cents on saving, they often do so with a heavy dose of skepticism, says Lisa Szykman, associate professor at William & Mary School of Business, who has run focus - group research exploring young adults» personal finance behavior.

Scrap iron and steel, a half - billion - dollar business in 1929, which provides the steel industry with half its metal requirements, is owned 90 per cent by Jews, being an outgrowth of the junk business, which at the end of the last century was in the hands of Russian Jews.

These businesses delivered an average internal rate of return of 14.4 per cent, if priced at «fair value» at that date.

Matrix CEO Andrew Chapman told Business News a pre-feasibility study had identified a resource of 8.6 million tonnes grading at 1.55 per cent copper.

Almost 80 per cent of Western Australians have doubts about the mass media according to a recent study by the School of Marketing at Curtin Business School.More than two - thirds (77 per cent) of respondents said they had at some time heard or read a...

NEW YORK --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The board of directors of Pfizer Inc. today declared a 34 - cent second - quarter 2018 dividend on the company's common stock, payable June 1, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 11, 2018.

Among the Big Six banks, BMO also has the highest proportion of its loan book in business loans, at 49 per cent, according to a February note from CIBC World Markets.

BHP is now looking at ways to fix the issue with the dumpers, but the problem took the gloss off a strong performance from the iron ore business, which accounts for about 40 per cent of BHP's profits.

Medical Transcription Billing Corp., a healthcare information technology company that provides a fully integrated suite of proprietary web - based solutions, together with related business services, to healthcare providers practicing in ambulatory care settings, went public in July 2014 at $ 5.00 and suffered an immediate downtrend that continued to the April 2017 all - time low at 29 cents.

Business investment has been a major driver of growth in recent years, expanding by 18 per cent over the past year, and at an average annual rate of 14 per cent over the past three years.

Business credit has thus strengthened quite markedly, so that it is now growing at a rate of 16 per cent, well above that for the household sector.

But the miner reduced coal guidance from its Illawarra metallurgical coal business by 9 per cent to 4.1 million tonnes, as it continues to work to fix a series of issues at its Appin mine.

Rockwell Collins declares regular quarterly dividend - Apr 19, 2018 - The Board of Directors of Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) has declared a quarterly dividend of 33 cents per share on its common stock, payable June 4, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2018.

Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today announced an increase to its quarterly common share dividend of two cents per share, or three percent, to 79 cents per share, payable on and after November 24, 2015, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on October 26, 2015...

2015.08.26 Royal Bank of Canada declares dividends Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today announced an increase to its quarterly common share dividend of two cents per share, or three percent, to 79 cents per share, payable on and after November 24, 2015, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on October 26, 2015...

Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) announced today that its board of directors declared a quarterly common share dividend of 91 cents per share, payable on and after February 23, 2018, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on January 25, 2018...

Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today announced its quarterly common share dividend of 77 cents per share, payable on and after August 24, 2015, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on July 27, 2015...

Companies are taxed federally at a special preferred rate of 10.5 per cent on their first $ 500,000 of corporate income through the existing small business deduction.

The Schulich School of Business at York University earned the top mark of 86 per cent, receiving a high grade in all three evaluated categories that continues a nine - year reign on top of our rankings.

Business credit has accelerated in recent months, growing at an annual rate just under 13 per cent over the first half of 2000, compared with 4 3/4 per cent over the previous six months.

Nevertheless, the growth of credit to both the household and business sectors remains high, with aggregate credit growth still running at an annual rate of 12 per cent over the six months to December 2004.

WHAT IT DOES: Canadian small businesses have been taxed at 11 per cent of their income up to $ 500,000.

According to a recent national survey commissioned by the Business Council of Canada and conducted by Ipsos, Canadians themselves are nearly unanimous in wanting to see this country's companies held to the highest ethical standards, both at home and abroad (93 per cent agree).

Profits of non-farm unincorporated businesses fell slightly in the March quarter, but growth over the year remained robust at almost 9 per cent.

More than 50 per cent of entrepreneurial activity was directed at serving businesses, rather than consumers.

Resource company hedging levels, as recorded in the NAB quarterly business survey, have remained fairly steady this year at around 25 — 30 per cent of exposures (Table 8).

Over the six months to December, business credit increased at an annualised rate of 13 per cent, reflecting strong growth in commercial loans, commercial paper and promissory notes, and a modest recovery in bank bills on issue.

Over the second half of 2003, the level of business credit outstanding increased at an annualised rate of 13 per cent, the fastest pace for some years.

Constellation had bought 100 per cent of the business, previously known as BRL Hardy, in 2003 at the top of the wine cycle after a low Australian dollar had fuelled significant growth in exports for the BRL Hardy brands.

High mortality rates at its Fiji poultry unit, the second largest of its Asia - Pacific division businesses, will slice as much as 20 per cent off the pretax profit of this unit, it said.

Mr Clarke also revealed at the strategic briefing that Treasury was still considering a potential de-merger of its lower - priced commercial wine business among a range of future options, which also includes more acquisitions of higher - end wine companies as it heads towards its goal of having profit margins above 30 per cent across the entire business.

Mr Clarke has been at the helm of the maker of Penfolds, Wolf Blass and Wynns for four years and its Asian business alone generated a 48 per cent rise in profits in the first half of 2017 - 18 to $ 117 million from soaring sales.

The owner of a small family business that grows and wholesales 100 per cent certified organic fruit and vegetables agrees prepacking her products is the only effective and viable method available at the moment.

In the ALM liquor business, EBITA rose 45.2 per cent to $ 24.1 million after a 20.9 per cent increase in sales to $ 1.54 billion, buoyed by a new supply contract with LMG, strong growth in wine sales at independent bottle shops and the acquisition of four hotels with detached bottle shops.

Between 2005 and 2013, the children's milk market in China grew at an average of 28 per cent and the recently adopted two - child policy will create even more business opportunities.

Here we see that bank lending to non-financial businesses is significantly higher than mortgage lending at 40 per cent of GDP whilst mortgage lending has only increased to around 30 per cent of GDP.

Explaining how the supplier's credit facility was going to run for interested individuals and businesses, Mr. Asare - Adjei said the projects will have to be built on turn - key basis and will require local investors to provide at least 15 per cent of the investment required before credit facility will be available to them.

It mentioned Rowland Agambire's Asongtaba Cottage Industry (ACI) and its activities at the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) suggesting there had been a GH cents 47 million case of corruption from the Guinea fowl business, and proceeded to mention Selassie Ibrahim's GH cents 3.6 million Metro Mass bus branding saga, as among the corrupt cases.

% chance of Conservative overall majority: 60.4 per cent % chance of No overall majority: 31.9 per cent % chance of Labour overall majority: 7.5 per cent Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams is Director of the Political Forecasting Unit at Nottingham Business School.