It happens routinely [in such situations] that
the historical performance of a company doesn't give a particularly good view of what prospective performance of the business is likely to be.
Not exact matches
Among the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price
of the shares
of common stock, in addition to prevailing market conditions, will be our
company's
historical performance, estimates
of the business potential and earnings prospects
of our
company, an assessment
of our
company's management and the consideration
of the above factors in relation to market valuation
of companies in related businesses.
As a supplement to our 16 - page stock reports, our dividend reports assess the safety
of a stock's dividend through our Valuentum Dividend Cushion ™ ratio, the potential growth
of a firm's dividend by evaluating its capacity and willingness to increase the dividend, the
historical track record
of the
company's dividend
performance, and the overall strength
of the dividend by putting all
of this analysis together.
While DS sees
historical models like the Citroen SM as important — a car that didn't carry DS badging
of course, but undoubtedly an inspirational car for the newly - formed marque — a dedicated high -
performance model is not on the
company's agenda.
Graham liked to look at the
historical company performance over an extended period
of time.
Morningstar examines
historical financial
performance; competitive advantages compared to the competition; intangible assets such as patents and brands; cost advantages; attributes that give a
company pricing power; and efficiencies
of scale, among others, in determining its moat ratings.
Based on
historical performance and the opinions
of lots
of people much smarter than me, it appears that the potential returns — both now and in the future — for this
company are strong.
Market indexes are useful for assessing the
historical performance of investment portfolios over time, but they don't reveal important details about the
companies they track.
Therefore, the headwinds
of high valuation might have caused poor
historical performance even when the
company generated strong operating
performance at the same time.
Companies to disclose forward - looking numbers — Rather than disclosing historical annual emissions performance, companies should disclose the emissions potential of fossil fuel
Companies to disclose forward - looking numbers — Rather than disclosing
historical annual emissions
performance,
companies should disclose the emissions potential of fossil fuel
companies should disclose the emissions potential
of fossil fuel reserves.
The idea
of safe drivers or safe car insurance quotes for drivers representing a low risk to insurance
companies is tied to
historical group demographic data both on the driving
performance end and also on the credit side
of things.