In particular, we may be able to collect rich
measures of performance for some teachers and more limited measures for others.
Accordingly, some indicators that are appropriate
measures of performance for comprehensive high schools can not accurately measure the quality of educational programs at alternative schools.
Not exact matches
«Perhaps
for organizations to take this seriously, it should be a part
of their
performance measures,» says Donais.
While the GGEI is recognized as a leading international
measure of the green economic
performance of many countries, researchers at Yale (who also produce their own green country ranking each year) have criticized it
for having limited geographic coverage.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute
for income from operations, net income or any other
measure of financial
performance reported in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles («GAAP»).
Non-GAAP financial
measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute
for or superior to, other
measures of financial
performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
He notes that while the tools available
for identifying raw talent made gains with
performance -
measuring software and online recruitment tools, the results
of these searches has hardly improved.
Furthermore, our management uses each
of these
measures as
measures of the
performance of our operations
for budgeting and forecasting, as well as employee incentive compensation.
We believe that adjusted diluted net income per share, adjusted net income, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating income margin and adjusted EBITDA are useful
measures for investors to review, because they provide a consistent
measure of the underlying financial results
of our ongoing business and, in our management's view, allow
for a supplemental comparison against historical results and expectations
for future
performance.
We report our financial results in accordance with GAAP, but believe that certain non-GAAP financial
measures provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the underlying business trends and
performance of our ongoing operations and are useful
for period - over-period comparisons
of those operations.
By establishing a standard
for measuring such efforts, B Corporations are a step in that direction — giving social entrepreneurs a place in the legal infrastructure
of the corporate system and investors a framework
for assessing their
performance.
Consequently, management uses these non-GAAP financial
measures as indicators
of the company's business
performance, as well as
for operational planning and decision making purposes.
The company considers same - property NOI as an important operating
performance measure because it is frequently used by securities analysts and investors to
measure only the net operating income
of properties that have been owned by the company
for the entire current and prior year reporting periods.
For example, the Vanguard Balanced Index Fund seeks — with 60 %
of its assets — to track the investment
performance of a benchmark index that
measures the investment return
of the overall U.S. stock market.
For ecommerce websites, your conversion rate is one of the most important metrics for measuring performan
For ecommerce websites, your conversion rate is one
of the most important metrics
for measuring performan
for measuring performance.
In a report responding to the OECD's findings, TD's economics branch has declared that Canada has an «essential skills problem,» noting that another survey (the Programme
for International Student Assessment, or PISA)
measuring the math
performance of 15 - year - olds worldwide also found a decline in Canadian teenagers» numeracy skills.
If annual reviews don't do a good job
of measuring employee
performance, then annual engagement surveys don't make much sense
for measuring the pulse
of an organization.
Cree believes that these non-GAAP
measures, when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP
measures, enhance investors» and management's overall understanding
of the Company's current financial
performance and the Company's prospects
for the future, including cash flows available to pursue opportunities to enhance shareholder value.
The non-GAAP financial
measures are in addition to, not a substitute
for, or superior to,
measures of financial
performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Management believes that organic growth is an important metric
for measuring the operating
performance of our business as it helps identify underlying business trends, without distortion from the effects
of FX movements.
Facebook (fb), along with Alphabet Google (goog) and other large digital companies, has been criticized
for a lack
of transparency in how it
measures the
performance of videos.
While management believes that these non-GAAP adjusted financial
measures provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the underlying
performance of the company's business operations, investors are reminded to consider these non-GAAP
measures in addition to, and not as a substitute
for, financial
performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.
As it is a non-cash charge, however, and highly dependent on our share price at the time
of equity award grants, we believe that it is useful
for investors and analysts to see certain financial
measures excluding the impact
of these charges in order to obtain a clearer picture
of our operating
performance.
There are important lessons in these changes
for those
of us who are focused on and
measured by our
performance and by the results we achieve.
Finally, make sure you set aside time
for measuring the
performance of your content.
Another big challenge
for LPs is that they are asked to
measure the
performance of these illiquid assets even though doing so is quite difficult and may not be indicative
of future real cash returns.
The Compensation Committee also considered that the annual cash incentive plan already incentivizes
performance on three key Company - specific financial
measures, and the importance
of emphasizing holistic Company
performance, as opposed to an isolated metric; the importance
of setting a sufficiently difficult target
for maximum payout; the benefit
of a large and objectively determined
performance comparator group; and the overarching goal
of an incentive clearly and directly aligned with stockholder interests.
Then, to account
for the many aspects
of leadership beyond financial success, we incorporated a
measure of environmental, social, and governance
performance.
§ The Bloomberg Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) Index
measures the
performance of fixed income securities with fixed - rate coupon payments that adjust
for inflation, as
measured by the Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers.
This same mix
of performance - based and time - based awards has been granted by the Committee
for the past several years and reflects HP's primary emphasis on
performance driven compensation, with the time - based awards providing a
measure of retention value, which is also an important component
of the overall executive compensation arrangement.
«The transition
of information security to a business discussion at the board level highlights the market need
for objective, evidence - based
measures of performance.
As businesses grow, the number
of metrics tracked across the customer engagement is growing, and
measuring sales
performance for all teams becomes complicated.
For years, Berkshire's book value was Mr. Buffett's preferred measure for comparing Berkshire's performance to the S. & P. 500 and he highlighted the comparison on a table on the first page of the lett
For years, Berkshire's book value was Mr. Buffett's preferred
measure for comparing Berkshire's performance to the S. & P. 500 and he highlighted the comparison on a table on the first page of the lett
for comparing Berkshire's
performance to the S. & P. 500 and he highlighted the comparison on a table on the first page
of the letter.
For a graphic showing one
measure of autonomous vehicle
performance, click here: (tmsnrt.rs / 2DFUPgA)
The combination
of performance and service
measures how the company's products or services contribute to creating value
for its customers.
These EBITDA
performance targets are the key
measures used to determine whether an incentive award will be paid
for the fiscal year and, to the extent achieved, determine the range
of the incentive award opportunity
for the Named Executive Officers.
The CNGC's independent consultant attends and participates in CNGC meetings at which executive compensation matters are considered, and performs analyses
for the CNGC at the CNGC's request, including benchmarking, realizable pay analyses, analyses
of the correlation between
performance measures and shareholder return, and assessments
of the difficulty
of attaining
performance goals.
In addition, the HRC has expanded the use
of long - term
Performance Share awards to a broader group of management and has added for 2012 an additional risk - balancing performance measure to reduce the awards in the event of poor absolute financial p
Performance Share awards to a broader group
of management and has added
for 2012 an additional risk - balancing
performance measure to reduce the awards in the event of poor absolute financial p
performance measure to reduce the awards in the event
of poor absolute financial
performanceperformance.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial
measures to assist in comparing the Company's
performance on a consistent basis
for purposes
of business decision making by removing the impact
of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect the Company's core operations.
At home, the company's annual same - store sales growth in Canada — a
measure of the
performance of restaurants open
for more than a year — have slipped from a high
of six per cent in the mid-2000s to little more than one per cent last year.
For each fund with at least a three - year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Ratingä based on a Morningstar Risk - Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performan
For each fund with at least a three - year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Ratingä based on a Morningstar Risk - Adjusted Return
measure that accounts
for variation in a fund's monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performan
for variation in a fund's monthly
performance (including the effects
of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent
performance.
We believe that investing in the creation
of long - term value, without the use
of performance measures or specific indices, is optimal
for Amazon employees, particularly at the executive level, and
for shareholders.
The standard proxy
for growth in debt - servicing capacity is GDP growth, but this is only valid in economies in which GDP growth data is a systems output that
measures the underlying
performance of the economy.
Additionally, management uses adjusted financial information as key
performance measures of results
of operations
for the purpose
of evaluating
performance internally.
For example, the Vanguard Balanced Index Fund seeks — with 60 percent
of its assets — to track the investment
performance of a benchmark index that
measures the investment return
of the overall U.S. stock market.
An index is a collection
of specific stocks or bonds that the industry uses as a benchmark
for investors (like mutual funds) to
measure how their
performance stacks up against the «overall market segment»
performance.
Management uses these non-GAAP financial
measures to assist in comparing the Company's
performance on a consistent basis
for purposes
of business decision making by removing the impact
of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect the Company's underlying operations.
Combining safety,
performance, and efficiency, Model S has reset the world's expectations
for the car
of the 21st century with the longest range
of any electric vehicle, over-the-air software updates that make it better over time, and a record 0 - 60 mph acceleration time
of 2.28 seconds as
measured by Motor Trend.
A variety
of ways exist to
measure the
performance of a content marketing plan, but you ultimately need to
measure against the goal set
for your marketing objective.
Measuring performance — A variety
of ways exist to
measure the
performance of a content marketing plan, but you ultimately need to
measure against the goal set
for your marketing objective.