However, NC has a debt /
equity ratio above 1.
In terms of quantitative metrics, the following criteria may be used in a screener: a debt /
equity ratio above 2 - 3, high debt relative to EBITDA and large drops in stock prices.
Not exact matches
«If we assume extremely pessimistic nominal earnings growth of 3 % over the coming decade and a compression in the price - earnings
ratio to 10,
equities would still deliver returns
above current bond yields.
A high return on
equity usually means that the company has an
above - average financial operating
ratio and can often fund projects internally.
But stock performance has actually outpaced gains in earnings, and as a result, US
equity valuations appear stretched as we begin 2018 — for example, the S&P 500's price - earnings
ratio is well
above longer - term historical averages.
Each of the table
above lists the
equity mutual fund name along with the Expense
Ratio, Standard Deviation and the Sharpe
Ratio of the respective fund.
Some of these factors include
above average earnings per - share growth rates,
above average return on
equity, excess free cash flow, low debt - to -
equity ratios, and shareholder friendly management.
Stocks were sold if their ranking fell below the top 40 per cent of the US universe or if the company's debt /
equity ratio rose
above 1.3.
We also like strong returns on
equity,
above average market performance over the last year, and low to moderate price - to - sales
ratios.
Morgan Stanley's Common
Equity Tier 1
Ratio currently stands at 15.8 % well
above current requirements.
Some of these factors include
above - average earnings per - share growth rates,
above - average return on
equity, excess - free cash flow, low debt - to -
equity ratios, and shareholder - friendly management.
The
equity market is well
above where long - term valuation measures like the Q -
ratio, and CAPE10 would value it.
Due to accounting conventions on treatment of certain costs, the market value of
equity is typically higher than the book value of a company, producing a P / B
ratio above 1.
For example, if we assume extremely pessimistic nominal earnings growth of 3 % over the coming decade and a compression in the price - earnings
ratio to 10,
equities would still deliver returns
above current bond yields.
What do you make of Robert Shiller's CAPE
ratio which is currently well
above its long - term average (as of November it was
above 25 vs. a long - term average of just 16.5) and his advice to investors to start «reducing [
equity] holdings a bit»?
Since its July 2013 inception, AQR Long - Short
Equity Fund I QLEIX has returned 14.4 %
above its benchmark (a 50 - 50 blend of the MSCI World Index and cash) with a standard deviation of 5.8 %, for a Sharpe
ratio of 2.46.
Individual issues in the Fund typically sell at reasonable valuation levels and are supported by
above - average corporate profitability, accelerating earnings growth and low debt /
equity ratios.
According to Smithers & Co., the
equity q
ratio currently stands at 1.05, which is some 17 percent
above 0.9, the
ratio at which «an «expected (median) drawdown of 20 %, and a 20 % chance of a larger than 40 % correction in the S&P 500 within the next few years.»
To qualify for purchase, a company's Debt to
Equity ratio must be in line or lower than the median of the sector to which it belongs and the stock must be ranked in the top 25 % of stocks in the index based on the
above five factors.
Debt - to -
equity ratio of 0.25 calculated using formula 2 in the
above example means that the company utilizes long - term debts equal to 25 % of
equity as a source of long - term finance.
A debt - to -
equity ratio of 0.32 calculated using formula 1 in the example
above means that the company uses debt - financing equal to 32 % of the
equity.
Debt - to -
equity ratio of 0.20 calculated using formula 3 in the
above example means that the long - term debts represent 20 % of the organization's total long - term finances.
Financial covenants are frequently
ratios that the borrower is required to stay
above or below (a 2:1 debt - to -
equity ratio or interest coverage
ratio, for example), but there are usually also restrictions on debt levels and minimum working capital requirements.
I think that the short run selling is overdone, with the TRIN over 14, and my
ratio mentioned
above, which I call DeltaVIX over 17, I felt it was better to add a modest amount of
equity exposure to my balanced mandates.
The following chart shows the debt to shareholders
equity ratios for each of the stocks highlighted as a liquidation candidate
above, rebased so that the last year's number equals 100.
The Chicago - based service says Canada's biggest six banks — TD, RBC, Bank of Montreal, CIBC, Scotiabank and National — all have
equity ratios well
above what is required under the new Basel III requirements.
The long - term debt /
equity ratio stood at 0.75 at the end of FY 2013, while the interest coverage
ratio is just
above 15.
For example, the life insurance companies are generally looking at maximum loan - to - leverage
ratios (LTVs) of 70 to 75 percent, while private
equity firms such as Starwood and Blackstone focus largely on deals sized
above $ 15 million, says Witt.