Sentences with phrase «high leverage rates»

Firms with high leverage rates have had to adjust staffing to stay profitable, and all have to continue developing and refining in - house capabilities to deploy new technologies and manage their outputs.

A high leverage rate is a major reason why HTR has such a great (but not spectacular) dividend yield.

Higher leverage rates will only be offered to those traders who have demonstrated a proven track record with their investments, and the amount of leverage available will always differ depending on the trader account type with the broker.

Less experienced traders will be restricted to a maximum leverage of 100:1, but more experienced ones will be able to select a higher leverage rate.

Not exact matches

Elevated debt levels from the acquisition, after accounting for the recent C$ 345 million equity issue, contribute to estimated pro forma leverage of about 3.5 x, which is high for the rating.

The result in the early 1980s when debt - leveraged buyouts really gained momentum was that financial investors were able to obtain twice as high a return (at a 50 % corporate income tax rate) by debt financing as they could get by equity financing.

Zibby leverages its proprietary underwriting technology to boast the industry's fastest application process, highest approval rates, and lowest loss rates.

High saving economies routinely produce another destabilising characteristic — high leverage ratios (Wade and Veneroso 1998), which leave enterprises vulnerable to changes in the macro settings, particularly interest raHigh saving economies routinely produce another destabilising characteristic — high leverage ratios (Wade and Veneroso 1998), which leave enterprises vulnerable to changes in the macro settings, particularly interest rahigh leverage ratios (Wade and Veneroso 1998), which leave enterprises vulnerable to changes in the macro settings, particularly interest rates.

High interest rates in the defence of the exchange rate were more damaging to these vulnerable economies because of their high corporate leverHigh interest rates in the defence of the exchange rate were more damaging to these vulnerable economies because of their high corporate leverhigh corporate leverage.

Borrowings under our credit facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at our option, either (a) for LIBOR loans, LIBOR (but not less than 1.0 %) or (b) for ABR loans, the highest of (i) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5 %, (ii) the prime rate, or (iii) one month LIBOR plus 1.0 %, plus a margin ranging from 3.25 % to 3.75 % for LIBOR loans and 2.25 % to 2.75 % for ABR Loans, depending on our leverage ratio and on certain factors relating to this offering.

While I don't expect a significant deterioration in credit markets next year, conditions are turning less favorable: corporate leverage is higher, default rates are rising and with oil hovering near $ 40, energy issuers are at risk.

a margin ranging from 3.25 % to 3.75 % or (b) a margin ranging from 2.25 % to 2.75 % plus the highest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.5 %, (ii) the prime rate, or (iii) one month LIBOR plus 1.0 %, with the applicable margin depending on certain factors relating to an initial public offering with gross proceeds of not less than $ 300 million and on Desert Newco's leverage ratio.

And thirdly, of course, higher leverage means that monetary policy's impact via its effect on the behaviour of borrowers will be bigger than in the past — especially in a country like Australia where the majority of household debt is at floating rates.

Borrowings under our credit facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at our option, either (a) for LIBOR loans, LIBOR (but not less than 1.0 % for the term loan only) or (b) for ABR loans, the highest of (i) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5 %, (ii) the prime rate, or (iii) one month LIBOR plus 1.0 %, plus a margin ranging from 3.25 % to 3.75 % for LIBOR loans and 2.25 % to 2.75 % for ABR Loans, depending on our leverage ratio and on certain factors relating to this offering.

When times are good, sales ticking higher, margins expanding and cash flows strong, only the advantages of leverage are visible - higher returns on equity, faster growth rates and an enhanced benefit to stock holders as debt is repaid.

[eg debt, fraud, disruption, obsolescence, operating leverage, high valuation, sovereign risk, regulatory risk, patent / lawsuit loss, closed credit markets, systems failure, natural hazards, commodity price collapse / spike, debt re-financing, large risky acquisition, derivative / FX / interest rate risks, project risks, contract loss, brand damage etc].

The corporate borrowing binge that started in 2009 has pushed leverage to a 12 - year high for BB - rated companies and to levels not seen since 1999 for the single - B world, UBS reports.

It offers highly intuitive trading platforms, several types of cryptocurrencies offering the highest leverages in the trading market, along with the high premium rates which could be charged on some overnight positions.

In theory, the higher your credit score, the more lenders will fight for your business, and the more leverage you may have in negotiating a lower interest rate.

-- Income more difficult to provide clients, in a zero rate environment many will suggest high yield corporate bonds and leveraged loans to supplement traditional fixed income but many clients are not willing to sacrifice quality for a higher yield.

But from the perspective of monetary policy transmission, the higher level of private sector leverage also does imply a stronger impact from interest rate changes.

We were concerned with the high leverage, the aggressive rollup strategy, governance issues and long - term growth rate assumptions amongst other things.

If we were to exclude the less leveraged information technology sector, it would already appear considerably higher, and by ratings bucket, nearly all investment - grade segments have been participating in this borrowing binge.

Profits after interest have tended to decline over the past couple of years, reflecting the impact of the 1994 interest rate increases and a tendency for corporate leverage to increase, but they remain at high levels compared with historical averages; they can be expected to receive a further modest boost as interest - rate reductions in the second half of last year begin to feed through into profit results.

Other risks and uncertainties relate to NXRT's business, its industry and its common shares and include: investment risk; changes in interest rates; risks associated with investing in high multifamily properties; risks associated with NXRT's use of leverage; and market risks generally.

«AbbVie's Baa1 rating reflects the blockbuster success of Humira and the product's good growth outlook, offset by higher leverage and greater product concentration risk than pharmaceutical peers,» says Michael Levesque, analyst at Moody's Investors Service.

He said interest rates of 18 per cent and higher in the late 1980s that brought the highly leveraged Adelaide Steamship empire down were ultimately too hard to manage.

Although the former president admitted that African leaders could leverage the high population in the region to grow the economy, he warned against a population growth rate that could outstrip food production, which he warned would be catastrophic

«But at the same time, they will be able to leverage a certain amount of social data — what's being shared, what's being viewed — and there is a possibility that they'll get a higher adoption rate because it's within Facebook.»

These short bursts of optimal loading also provide a high - intensity workout, stimulating the cardiovascular system, and leveraging the benefits referenced by Dr Doug McGuff, «The low resting heart rate and others markers for good health are not really something that's happened in the cardiovascular system, but because the energy producing part of the body like the mitochondria, and all the enzymes involved in the production of energy, are upregulated (due to quality of mechanical work with muscle) and become more powerful and efficient.

Leveraging donations from businesses and foundations, along with district funding, it manages a number of L.A. schools where test results were poorest, dropout rates highest, suspensions rampant and parents dissatisfied.

Through relentless focus on student achievement, instilling a culture of success and college readiness, and leveraging instructional technology, Fannin County High School has increased its graduation rate by 25.2 %.

In California, the new funding structure is intended to leverage education dollars for high - need students, who lag behind on performance measures such as graduation rates, standardized test scores, attendance, preparation for four - year colleges and participation in Advanced Placement classes.

The second essay leverages the recent implementation of CR options in North Carolina high schools for a difference - in - differences approach to explore the impact of adding CR options at the school level on graduation and dropout rates.

With the leadership of presidents and trustees, community colleges can leverage the higher expectations in K — 12 to improve the preparation and success rates of incoming students.

Using higher volume blends of ethanol to leverage the alcohol's inherent high octane rating to produce ethanol - gasoline blends with higher octane numbers could yield «substantial societal benefits», according to a team of researchers from Ford Motor Company.

«As interest rates increase, if they go too high, the higher debt - to - equity ratios and leverage will have a negative effect on cash flows.»

The regulators haven't done well in setting up rating agencies of their own, so let the rating agencies continue on, but let the regulators be smarter in how they set the capital levels (higher for structured products than for corporates and munis, because of loss severity leverage), and what they allow regulated entities to invest in.

Continuously declining long - term rates created two tailwinds for his portfolio: 1) It continuously reduced borrowing costs for highly leveraged companies; and 2) Drove up values of high yielding stocks (look at what utilities, MLPs and REITs have done over the same time period).

Though a borrower may have to endure interest rates in the double digits, the sort of leverage the loaned funds allow, especially in real estate markets, is often well worth the high cost of the loan.

In a different environment, or for financially secure companies, is it ever a good idea to make a leveraged buy of higher yielding bonds, where the bond sells at a discount and the coupon is greater than the margin interest rate?

Additionally, credit rating agencies look carefully at a companies leverage ratio when deciding what rating to give a company, lower credit ratings mean companies will need to pay higher interest rates to borrow money.

If you're lucky enough to be paying historically low rates (as I am on my mortgage) and getting good returns on the investments so the latter is the higher percentage, the balance goes the other way and you'd want to continue paying off the debt relatively slowly — essentially treating it as a leveraged investment.

Lower - rated credit indices such as the S&P U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Index and the S&P / LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index have not greatly outpaced investment grade corporates YTD, given the increase in risks.

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Ultimately this whole idea boils down to using leverage, which in my mind only makes sense in a shorter term deal (to take advantage of the low rate for one year), for possibly very high returns.

The S&P / LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index has returned 1.76 % year to date under performing vs. fixed rate high yield bonds.

«We ascribe the higher levels of delinquencies in the 2006 vintage to the increasingly riskier credit profile of borrowers, characterized by an increasing proportion of highly leveraged homeowners who obtained their loans through limited verification of income sources and with little equity in their homes,» the rating agency said.

Leveraging an «A» - rated index by 10 times would still be less volatile than taking an unleveraged position to high yield credits, or to stocks, he said.

However, high yielding stocks are a VERY crowded trade because the Central Banks have kept interest rates low, probably in large part to facilitate servicing of the national debts and to allow the investment banks to recapitalize and at least partially recoup their bad leveraged bets.