Sentences with phrase «greater than the industry»

Incentive spending in September was down 1 percentage point from August 2015, much greater than the industry's 0.2 percentage point decline.

Meanwhile, the stock's dividend yield is currently a paltry 1.3 %, significantly below the S&P 500's 1.9 % (though greater than the industry median of 0.8 %).

A quick ratio that is greater than industry average may suggest that the company is investing too many resources in the working capital of the business which may more profitably be used elsewhere.

ROE (over the past 12 months) greater than the industry average (Higher ROE compared to the industry average indicates superior stocks.)

From 2005 — 2007, he served as Vice President of Sales for American Home Shield, America's largest home warranty company, where he led growth 25 % greater than industry performance.

Working to fully integrate the training program with play itself, the site is already able to boast a course completion rate six times greater than the industry average.

Clearly solar panels are receiving 168 plus 324 W / m ^ 2 of radiation for the generation of electricity or hot water, that is, a factor of three times greater than the industry claim.

Designed highly effective customer acquisition campaigns generating 4 - 6X greater than the industry average.

Not exact matches

API figures that the cost to the entire industry would be $ 821 million by 2025, with the annual net benefit to society would come in at minus $ 452 million, meaning that the costs are significantly greater than the benefits.

To become a destination for innovative professionals, take a cue from some of the tech industry greats: Google, Apple and Facebook know the key to attracting the best people is creating a space where creativity is rewarded, collaboration is encouraged and mistakes are seen as learning opportunities rather than failures.

More than four - fifths of agencies and brands already purchase display ads programmatically, while an even greater proportion of publishers are pursuing programmatic channels as part of their sales strategies, according to surveys and our own conversations with industry participants.

As a result, risky asset classes such as equities and commodities will be assigned much higher reserve requirements than bonds, which is why some insurance industry players are already dumping equities to hold a greater proportion of bonds.

The accord presses for far greater responsibility for managing supply chains than the industry accepted previously.

In a survey of executives from 91 companies with revenue greater than $ 1 billion across more than 20 industries, Innosight asked: «What is your organization's biggest obstacle to transform in response to market change and disruption?»

With the two facing greater rivalry in the entertainment realm from technology like iPads, though, they could argue there is more industry competition than several years ago.

California's vote Tuesday likely had the greatest implications for the burgeoning legal marijuana industry, adding the state's more than 38 million residents to an already rapidly growing legal pot market.

Women business owners still face greater difficulties in gaining access to commercial credit and bidding on government contracts than do their male colleagues, and pockets of resistance to women entrepreneurs remain strong in some industries and geographic regions.

Freeman said the risk of money laundering «is far greater in the vast, unregulated, illegal sports betting market than in the highly regulated, legal gaming industry.

There is no greater opportunity to boost your business than when everyone who matters in your industry is under one roof.

Utilities and manufacturing industries have large infrastructure costs that generally make up a much greater portion of their spending than salaries.

And through the end of the quarter, the fund has already collected over $ 225 million from interest, principal and asset resolutions at levels significantly higher and sooner than originally anticipated, as well as from a groundbreaking nonperforming loan securitization, which has received a great deal of industry attention.

Because the Global Resources Fund concentrates its investments in specific industries, the fund may be subject to greater risks and fluctuations than a portfolio representing a broader range of industries.

The median manufacturing worker without a bachelor's degree earned $ 15 an hour in 2015, a dollar more than similarly educated workers in other industries.1 But those averages obscure a great deal of variation beneath the surface.

I know first hand of one of the world's most celebrated wealth management companies that charges clients roughly 1 % of assets each year, and then parks a great deal of the money into S&P 500 index funds with expense ratios of 1 % to 1.25 % (compared to less than 0.10 % for an industry leader such as Vanguard).

Because the funds concentrate their investments in specific industries, the funds may be subject to greater risks and fluctuations than a portfolio representing a broader range of industries.

After reporting 26 quarters of greater than 20 percent sales growth, the athletic wear company — which has been dramatically outperforming the broader industry — said revenue increased just 12 percent in the fourth quarter.

For more than two years, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has been a leading voice advocating for the introduction of ridesharing in B.C. and the modernization of the taxi industry.

Contracting officers may set aside contracts in these industries if the contract can be awarded at a fair and reasonable price, the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that two or more WOSBs or EDWOSBs will submit offers for the contract and the anticipated contract price is not greater than $ 5 million for manufacturing contracts and $ 3 million for other contracts.

But you should be matter - of - fact about the risks — that your model hasn't been well tested in your particular industry, for example, or that the competition six months from now is likely to be much greater than it is now.

Based on these numbers, the meetings industry contribution to U.S. GDP is greater than the motion picture / recording industry ($ 113B), performing arts / spectator sports / museums ($ 87B) and information and data processing services ($ 80B).

Techniques for raising chickens without antibiotics are better developed than those for beef or pork, says Halloran, and the chicken industry has made great strides toward eliminating the routine use of the drugs.

With more than 40 years of experience in resource investment, and an insiders view of the mining industry, Rick Rule is in a great position to see the market currents that could lead to much higher prices for raw materials going forward.

Ultimately though, when a company, or indeed, a whole industry shows great potential to succeed, many VCs will follow the money, rather than sticking to their traditional approach.

On 5 November 2015, I posted a vlog on our SmartKnowledgeU YouTube channel discussing a movement in the banking industry worldwide to limit daily cash withdrawals and the ability to transact commerce in cash in amounts greater than US$ 3,000 and $ 3,000.

If there is no impediment to new supply of what you sell competition among suppliers will cause price to drop to a point where there is no long term industry profit greater than the cost of capital.

Competition between restaurants will tend to cause retail prices to drop to a point where there is no long term industry profit greater than the cost of capital, despite the drop in wholesale food costs.

RCL's industry studies provide greater insight, and more predictable and stable results, than companies can achieve by limiting themselves to their own experience when setting assumptions.»

[6] This «rule - of - thumb» allocation is consistent with a «threshold» approach, in which industries are allocated to the tradable sector if either their exports or competing imports are greater than a certain share of their gross output (generally 10 per cent; see Table B1 in Appendix B).

It is also expected to account for an even greater share of the total industry revenue, this is because they require higher fees than those charged by hedge funds and declining popularity of other alternative asset vehicles in the aftermath of the subprime mortgage crisis.

Within the financials sector, we have found a greater number of potentially attractive opportunities in the region's insurance industry, which we regard as being in relatively better financial shape and operating in a more stable regulatory environment than banks.

Every B2B lead generation effort that produces great business leads is also going to produce a certain percentage of «unqualified» sales leads, and as long as your «unqualified» sales leads are less than 10 % of total sales leads (this percentage may be higher, depending on your industry), you should accept this as a cost of doing business and move on to the next thing on your schedule.

Is the PE ratio less than the market average, and / or less than the Gas Utilities industry average (and greater than 0)?

To the extent a portfolio focuses on particular countries, regions, industries, sectors or types of investment from time to time, it may be subject to greater risks of adverse developments in such areas of focus than a portfolio that invests in a wider variety of countries, regions, industries, sectors or investments.

By focusing on an industry or group of industries, the fund carries much greater risk of adverse developments and price movements in such industries than a fund that invests in a wider variety of industries.

«At first blush this proposal appears far friendlier to industry interests than the DOL's previous construct as it seemingly provides brokers with comparatively greater operational flexibility»

Doing business in the highly competitive information technology industry offers many challenges to a small company, but nothing offers a greater challenge to the growth and success of a small business than the need for a reliable source of cash flow.

Sure, it's great to see old friends and make new ones, but more than anything, I think it's a great opportunity to see where ETFs, as an industry, are headed.

Co-sponsoring Eggman's bill was the California Solar Energy Industries Association, which notes the challenge of installing solar panels on any multi-unit apartment building is far greater than on a single - family home, especially for a building housing low - income tenants.

«I am sorry they singled out the fast - food industry — there is nothing better than being able to pay people, that is the great part of being in this job,» said Smith.

In the 1960's, America's great corporations behaved more like socialist republics than like cutthroat capitalist enterprises, and top executives behaved more like public - spirited bureaucrats than like captains of industry.