Sentences with phrase «interest earnings rate»

Your interest earnings rate always remains somewhere between the interest rate floor and the cap.

Your interest earnings rate will always remain somewhere between the floor and the cap.

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Earnings coverage was better due to more stringent bank regulation and lower interest rates.

In addition to the results provided in accordance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles («GAAP») in this press release, the Company provides measures adjusted for Special Items, which include Adjusted Operating Profit, Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Common Share, Adjusted Effective Tax Rate and Adjusted EBITDA, which we define as net income including noncontrolling interests adjusted for income tax, interest income, depreciation, amortization and other items, including store impairment charges.

The major indexes have since struggled to hold gains for the year amid worries about rising interest rates, a U.S. - China trade war, prohibitive regulation on technology giants and a peak in earnings growth.

All dividend stocks risk a hit to earnings from interest rates in the short term, says Rich Peterson, a senior director at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Number one is: Can earnings and growth outpace the risk we see in higher inflation and interest rates?

The German bank has struggled over the last few years due to weak earnings, a low - interest rate environment and penalties on past misconduct.

Bank on it Sonders sees financial stocks as cheap relative to their potential for growth, with bank earnings likely to get a boost from both rising interest rates and deregulation.

The 2.9 % rise in December average hourly earnings «might put a little bit more pressure on the Fed to accelerate the path [of interest rate hikes], but I really don't think it's going to be that significant a push,» said Dan North, chief economist at Euler Hermes North America.

Bank of America reported a 44 % rise in quarterly profit as higher interest rates bulked up earnings from loans and an increase in trading boosted revenue.

Goldman Sachs upgrades shares of ADP to buy, citing tax reform and higher interest rates as earnings drivers.

As we proposed at our dinner, if the company decided to borrow the full $ 150 billion at a 3 % interest rate to commence a tender at $ 525 per share, the result would be an immediate 33 % boost to earnings per share, translating into a 33 % increase in the value of the shares, which significantly assumes no multiple expansion.

The strong close to 2004 has resulted in higher stock valuations in the face of rising interest rates and slower earnings growth.

Nevertheless, the latest gain in earnings left them up just 2.1 percent from a year ago - in the same tepid range they have been in for the past few years and well below the 3 percent or more economists say the Fed would want to see before lifting benchmark interest rates.

The recent popularity of junk goes counter to multiple warnings from Wall Street experts who believe the sector is in trouble due to looming interest rate hikes and declining earnings for companies particularly at the lower end of the credit spectrum.

Earnings estimates for the 2018 fiscal year are being revised upwards by some analysts to account for the impending bump from recent interest rate hikes and a U.S. corporate tax cut from 35 per cent to 21 per cent that took effect on Jan. 1.

«S&P 500 price - to - earnings is demanding excluding mega-caps and likely dependent on interest rates staying low versus history,» says David Bianco, chief U.S. equity strategist at Deutsche Bank.

European stocks closed lower on Wednesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve's statement on its interest rate decision and digested new corporate earnings.

«If interest rates rise, this will further impact their earnings power, and therefore, their ability to pay dividends,» Ervin said.

«Now, we have low earnings volatility, low GDP volatility, and low interest rate volatility, so investors view things as extremely safe,» says Kalesnik.

Historically, profits were revving up when the Fed started increasing rates, and the positive of accelerating earnings would overwhelm the incremental negative of the Fed raising interest rates.

Buoyed by strong corporate balance sheets positioned to drive further M&A, the prospect of solid GDP anchoring steady earnings growth, and a Fed set to raise interest rates while mindful of incoming data, we expect the advancing tide to continue rolling.

«We believe the bias for stock prices in general remains to the upside, underpinned by a growing economy, low interest rates and increasingly, cheaper oil... With operating margins at elevated levels, top line growth is poised to more quickly bleed through to the bottom line, thus supporting earnings.»

Economic activity has gained momentum and longer - term interest rates have risen, helping to boost the earnings of banks and insurance companies.

Moore, 2009 provides an interesting reminder of the importance of variations in earnings through time in determining replacement rates.

Equities really have had the best of all worlds these past few years, with earnings growth in the double digits and financial conditions remaining very accommodative, despite the recent rise in both short - and long - term interest rates.1 The combination of rising earnings growth and benign financial conditions is a powerful set of tailwinds which usually drives stock valuations higher.

The wage pop [last Friday's 2.9 % growth in hourly wages] spooked the markets because investors, already skittish as valuations were a bit steep (though not as bad as people have been saying, given strong current and expected corporate earnings), envisioned this sequence: wage growth gooses price growth (i.e., inflation), which raises both market and Federal Reserve interest rates, which slows growth and shaves corporate profit margins.

However, with all of the events occurring this year — tax reform, tariffs, earnings being released for quarter 1, interest rates rising and inflation starting to creep (gas, groceries, etc.), is this the right time to jump in on dividend stock opportunities?

Even the earnings you make over the course of a year using a money market account with a two or three percent interest rate can be wiped out with a few bad fees.

Though an improving economy later this year could lead to a pickup in loan demand and raise earnings potential for banks, it's true that traditional banks are struggling with low rates and declining net interest margins.

Hope for positive effects from interest rate cuts, versus continued deterioration of corporate earnings and employment, as well as sudden concern over the debt problems in Argentina (which we noted in early May).

Financial theory does suggest that equity valuations, i.e. the price you pay for a dollar of earnings, should drop as the interest rate used to discount that earning rises.

The ad argues that «Stocks should soon be benefiting from the sweet spot of a friendly Fed: low interest rates and improved earnings visibility.»

Allowing for this nuance, interest rates explain nearly 30 % of the variation in S&P 500 earnings multiples (see the accompanying chart).

Though the removal of implied interest expense increases NOPAT relative to GAAP earnings, it does not always mean the company's stock will earn a favorable rating.

The model is both objective, using elements such as volatility of past operating revenues, financial strength, and company cash flows, and subjective, including expected equities market returns, future interest rates, implied industry outlook and forecasted company earnings.

There is probably truth in both of those, but I do think it is important, in considering claims of irrational exuberance, to note that the earnings price ratio - interest rate relationship is in a very difference place than it has been in past peaks.

On the other hand, it is important to note that the spread between earnings price ratios and real interest rates are at near record levels, and that is a crude measure of the equity risk premium.

Sonali Basak, Bloomberg Finance Reporter, and Ira Jersey, Bloomberg Intelligence Chief U.S. Interest Rate Strategist, wrap Bank of America's earnings...

Jim Cramer maps out what investors need to find a way back to the upside, including the Fed, interest rates and earnings.

«I think the U.S. stock market is transitioning from an interest rate secular - driven bull market to an earnings - driven bull market.

Our view is that the equity markets have low volatility because we have been experiencing low volatility in the things that drive equity prices — interest rates, economic data and corporate earnings.

Interest rates can affect stocks because when rates are low, people are more willing to borrow money that they may use to buy products and services, which can help buoy company earnings and stock prices.

We could take the $ 16 billion we have in cash earning 1.5 % and invest it in 20 - year bonds earning 5 % and increase our current earnings a lot, but we're betting that we can find a good place to invest this cash and don't want to take the risk of principal loss of long - term bonds [if interest rates rise, the value of 20 - year bonds will decline].»

The bull market is alive and kicking due to optimism about earnings growth, low interest rates, and a business friendly environment that has cut taxes and reduced red tape.

Over the past 30 years, during which earnings growth hasn't been stellar, market values have instead been driven by Federal Reserve - induced low interest rates leading to corporate share repurchase strategies and merger and acquisition activity.

Lower interest rates tend to reduce bank earnings.

The impact of a stronger dollar is likely to remain a hurdle for earnings, but U.S. equities are also contending with high relative valuations and a likely increase in interest rates by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in the second half of this year.

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