GAAP and GAAP - like financial statements are virtually the only
quantitative objective benchmarks available to the analyst in the vast majority of situations.
Not exact matches
This framework considers the Chairman and CEO's self - assessment of performance against commitments in the year, both qualitative and
quantitative, and also considers progress against strategic
objectives, an analysis of IBM's total performance over a multi-year period, a competitive
benchmark analysis, and other relevant information.
The proprietary
quantitative models may not be successful in identifying securities consistent with the Fund
objective and may underperform its
benchmark or other funds with a similar investment
objective.
Now in its 18th year, the Training Top 125 ranking is based on myriad
benchmarking statistics and determined by assessing a range of qualitative and
quantitative factors, including innovation and financial investment in employee development, the scope of development programs, and how closely such development efforts are linked to business goals and
objectives.