Sentences with phrase «measure of profitability for»

Since the financial crisis, Morgan Stanley's return on equity, a key measure of profitability for financial firms, has bounced around in the single digits.

Not exact matches

To simplify - actually oversimplifying some - investors in the stock market in the aggregate try to measure the near term outlook for the profitability of the companies in which they trade.

In the second quarter adjusted EBITDA, a broad measure of profitability, is expected to come in at $ 97 - $ 102 million, well below expectations for $ 122.5 million.

Financial risk: The potential for gain or loss on a financial level measured in terms of revenue, return on investment, return on equity, shareholder value, profitability, debt level, capital expenditures and free cash flow.

On June 6, chief financial officer Karen Hoguet announced that they expect gross margins (a measure of profitability) for 2017 to be lower than originally anticipated.

A powerful set of tools for brewers to measure their resource usage with an eye toward greater profitability through reduced consumption.

players like Ozil always present the fans with a bit of a conundrum, especially when times are tough... if you look around the sporting world every once in awhile there emerges a player with incredible skill, like Ozil, Matt Sundin or even Jay Cutler, who have a different way about themselves... their movement seemed almost too lackadaisical, so much so that it seemed to suggest indifference or even disinterest on the part of the player... their posture always appears somewhat mopey and they generally have an unflattering «sour puss» expression on their face... for some their above average skills are enough to keep them squarely in the mix, as their respective teams try desperately to find a way to get the best out of them visa vie player acquisitions or the reworking of tactics... when things go according to planned the fans usually find a way to accept their unique disposition, whereas when things go awry they become easy targets for fans and pundits alike... in the case of Ozil and Sundin, their successes on the international stage and / or with their former teams led many to conclude that if we surrounded such talented individuals with players that have those skills that would most likely bring the best of these players success would surely follow... unfortunately both the Maple Leafs and our club chose to adopt half - measures, as each were being run by corporations who valued profitability over providing the best possible product on the field... for them, they cared more about shirt sales and season tickets than doing whatever was necessary... this isn't, by any stretch, an attempt to absolve Ozil of any responsibility for his failures on the pitch... there is no doubt oftentimes his efforts were underwhelming, to say the least, but this club has been inept when it comes to providing this prolific passer with the kind of players necessary for him to flourish... with our poor man's version of Benzema up front, the headless chickens in Walcott, the younger Ox and Welbeck occupying wide positions far too often and the fact that Carzola, who provided Ozil with great service and more freedom to roam, was never truly replaced, the only real skilled outlet on the pitch was Sanchez... remember to be considered a world - class set - up man goals need to be scored and for much of his time here he has been surrounded by some incredibly inept finishers... in the end, I'm not sure how long he will be in North London, recent sentiments and his present contract situation seem to suggest that he will depart at season's end, but how tragic would it be if once again we didn't put our best foot forward and failed to make those moves that could have brought championship football back to our once beloved club... so when you think about this uniquely skilled player don't be so quick to shift all the blame on his shoulders because he will not be the first or the last highly skilled player to find disappointment at the Emirates if we don't rid the club of those individuals that are truly to blame for our current woes

«We would also like to work on the possibility of using serotonin as a preventative measure for hypocalcaemia in dairy cows,» continues Laura Hernandez, «That would allow dairy farmers to maintain the profitability of their businesses, whilst making sure their cows stay healthy and produce nutritious milk.»

While Olesen looks at the technical potential of various technologies for utilizing crop residues and manure as bioenergy sources, social scientists and economists study social constraints on such mitigation measures, such as profitability and the mindset of farmers.

Return on equity (ROE), which is a measure of profitability, fell after the Covidien acquisition, but it has been recovering for the past 3 years as the expansion has been absorbed.

In Table 2, we report the same six metrics for the 200 highest yielding equities from Table 1, dividing the portfolio into two groups: the top 100 equities in terms of profitability (as measured by ROA2), and the remaining 100.

Even if the path for tightening is described as ultra-slow and measured, investors will need to weigh just how much the higher costs of borrowing might adversely impact the cost of debt servicing for corporations; that is, we may see further erosion of profitability from an earnings picture that is already flat.

In a 2010 paper called «The other side of value: Good growth and the gross profitability premium,» author Robert Novy - Marks discusses his preference for «gross profitability» over other measures of performance like earnings, or free cash flow.

That means earnings per share by multiple measures are high for most of the leading companies, but justifiable if they continue to expand their profitability.

The rationale for using gross profitability, rather than any other measure of profitability like earnings or EBIT, is simple.

We used three measures to capture the pertinent information: return on equity (ROE) to reflect growth and profitability; the debt coverage ratio to represent the likelihood of default; and the accruals - to - average - total - assets measure defined by Sloan (1996) to quantify possible accounting red flags.12 To arrive at company - specific quality measures, we used the simple arithmetic average of each stock's percentile rank for these three variables.

In academic circles, the most commonly used definition is profitability as measured by the gross - profits - to - assets ratio.3 The presumably homogeneous inputs make it an apt choice for identifying profitable companies, but it is not the only financial measure of a quality company.

The top three factors for managing partners in measuring practice group success were acquisition of new business, revenue growth, and profitability.

For example, by measuring profitability of clients, the firm could improve overall profitability by eliminating (or at least de-emphasizing) the unprofitable or low - profit margin clients and spending the free time developing new clients.

Adjusted Operating Earnings Adjusted operating earnings is the measure used for management purposes to highlight the Company's results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of our business.