Not exact matches
For years,
investors in U.S. stocks shrugged off threats — a government shutdown, fear of a euro collapse, a near U.S.
debt default — and
just kept on buying.
Threats from
debt - rating agencies to strip the country of its sterling credit rating and
investors» lacklustre response to a bond auction in November are
just two signs that this reality is beginning to sink in.
Apple's move to issue
debt could be
just the thing the battered company needs to rehabilitate its image with
investors.
Margin
debt, the money that
investors borrow to buy stocks, had reached new highs (the last two times that happened were
just ahead of the dot - com crash and the 2008 financial crisis).
Analysts and
investors worry that a government shutdown this week would hit not
just consumer and business confidence, but also make it more likely that the United States will default on its
debt when it reaches its borrowing limit in about two weeks.
Additionally, most angel
investors just don't have the personalities required to act like
debt holders - they usually identify with the entrepreneurs and in most cases are
just way too nice to be fair to themselves.
In order to safely sell their loans, lenders may require borrowers to meet not
just VA requirements but those set by
investors, and these requirements can include things like minimum credit score, allowable
debt - to - income ratio and more.
Investors seek more risk in equities as bond yields get low... And higher equity valuations make bond investors believe it's just as safe as it was before when both debt and equity valuations were lower (and objectively les
Investors seek more risk in equities as bond yields get low... And higher equity valuations make bond
investors believe it's just as safe as it was before when both debt and equity valuations were lower (and objectively les
investors believe it's
just as safe as it was before when both
debt and equity valuations were lower (and objectively less risky).
ULIPS provide not
just equity funds, but also different options of liquid and
debt funds for
investors.
Even if the path for tightening is described as ultra-slow and measured,
investors will need to weigh
just how much the higher costs of borrowing might adversely impact the cost of
debt servicing for corporations; that is, we may see further erosion of profitability from an earnings picture that is already flat.
This all
just illustrates that cashflow & a company's cash /
debt position always come first, and is far more important than its intrinsic value — a classic value
investor might disagree, but long before that intrinsic value is reached, a poor cash /
debt position & negative cashflow will ensure a) the company goes bust first, or b) it finally gets snapped up — sure, at a nice premium, but that premium will be on an atrocious share price, so nobody actually makes a profit...
But what's done is done... Two saving graces here — at least all
investors (not
just select institutions) could participate at the discounted placing price on a 4 for 5 basis & net
debt's now eliminated.
In fact, at its low, the company's market cap amounted to
just EUR 19 million — vs. 111 million of bank
debt & CLNs — obviously attesting to the widespread
investor belief at the time that One51 was locked into an inevitable death - spiral.
The more this one goes up, the more
investors love it... Meanwhile, my bearish perspective remains horribly off - base, but GNC's recent interims do nothing to change my mind: Revenues grew
just 0.9 %, both net
debt & the pension deficit increased again, and free cashflow was actually negative (by GBP 12.9 mio).
If you are a first time
investor or a moderate risk taker, a balanced fund or an equity - oriented hybrid fund offers a great opportunity to take exposure to
debt and equity in
just one fund.
The
Investor Perspective: Screw the balance sheet, screw
debt, screw cashflow, management
just told me adjusted EPS was X and earnings grew 25 % year - on - year... the P / E ratio «s only 17, it's a bloody bargain!
I remember after my first deal, I was talking to other
investors and they asked me, «Did you raise
debt or equity,» to which I responded, «Um, I
just raised money.
My experience falls right around the averages with most
investors booking
just under 10 % on
debt and 12 % to 15 % on blended portfolios of
debt and equity.
With notes,
investors can do something
just as valuable — and that's helping borrowers stay in their homes without incurring any additional
debt that could cause further repercussions down the road.
The owner of the Strata Estate Suites stopped making monthly payments in December 2013,
just five months after the mortgage was packaged with real estate
debt from across the U.S. and sold to
investors in a $ 1 billion commercial - mortgage bond offering, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
If the
Debt Coverage Ratio is
just above 1, then with a small decline of NOI the
investor will need put cash from his own pocket in order to continue paying in full the mortgage payments.