Sentences with phrase «returns than large companies»

Since the 1980s, research has shown that small companies (or «small caps») delivered higher returns than large companies over the very long term.

Small company stocks historically have provided higher returns than large company stocks.

Not exact matches

If you take the plunge and tap your retirement plan for the cash you need to start your company, there's no guarantee that your business will generate a higher return than you'd get by keeping your money in the large - cap mutual funds it's probably in right now.

Since 2012, when the company launched the largest share repurchase program ever, Apple has returned a little more than $ 100 billion to shareholders in stock buybacks and dividends.

For example, Alibaba and Tencent — both on the forefront of the e-commerce wave in China — have risen by 98 % and 111 %, respectively, so far in 2017.2 Companies such as Sina, a global Internet media company, and Baidu, which operates an Internet search engine, have also generated returns this year that are nearly as strong or stronger than those of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, or Google.3 As the world's second - largest economy, China is rapidly evolving from its former status as a noteworthy emerging market to an economic powerhouse on the rise.

the market capitalization spectrum (small - cap stocks tend to have greater risk - return profiles than larger, more established companies);

The yearly return figures illustrate the higher risk of foreign and smaller firm stocks — small - cap stocks had more yearly losses than did large - cap stocks, and the losses for both international stocks and small - company stocks can be larger than for large - cap stocks.

While smaller - company stocks tend to be more volatile than the stocks of larger firms, studies indicate that their average long - term returns have been greater.

As our model forecasts, despite more than 30 % growth in R&D annually through FY 2017 to $ 13.5 billion (up from $ 1.8 billion in FY 2010) and your updated capital return program, Apple's net cash position (currently the largest of any company in history) will continue to build on the balance sheet.

This was the largest study of angel investment returns ever conducted, analyzing results from 86 organized angel investor groups throughout the United States, involving 539 individual angel group investors who have experienced more than 1,130 exits in which investment - receiving companies were acquired, went public, or were closed.

After giving the company credit for the expected ramp - up in production from large current investments, the company is trading at less than 9 times earnings — too low considering that approximately a quarter of those earnings come from the very high - return trading segment and the rest come from long - lived and well - run mining assets.

«The cost of the fight is up more than 200 % than previous fights, maybe 300 %, and it just becomes a law of large numbers where you say you can't possibly get a return on it — it would be a loss leader in a way,» explained Smith regarding the limited number of company - operated restaurants that will show the fight.

Rather than investing into a large list of companies — some that will go up in value, some that will go down — do the necessary research to understand the difference and invest in only those that will maximize the return on your investment.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Beyond beta, Fama and French found that small company stocks often gain higher returns that those of larger companies, while value stocks gain higher returns than those associated with growth stocks.

Granted, the small - cap universe is plentiful — there are thousands more small companies than large companies — and diverse — the U.S. economy encourages virtually any type of business or strategy an entrepreneur can envision — but these traits alone are insufficient to ensure small caps will unfailingly produce an excess return.

The company has returned $ 3.60 per share in dividends / return of capital over the past couple of years so my investment «problem» is getting smaller rather than larger.

Since the 21st century began, however, «large caps» have turned in significantly lower returns than small company stocks.

Last year, for example, when the Standard & Poor's 500 - stock index posted a paltry total return of 1.4 % with dividends included, 66 % of «actively managed» large - company stock funds posted smaller returns than the index, according to the latest SPIVA U.S. Scorecard released Wednesday by S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Instead of relying on hunches and predictions, they ran the numbers and found statistical evidence that stocks return more than bonds, small companies return more than larger companies and, furthermore, that undervalued — or value — companies return more than growth companies.

¹ Since 1928, the average annual return of large US Company Stocks has been a little better than 9.5 %.

Not only the small, wholly owned QIs, but the large, title company affiliated QI's are pooling your money so that they can earn a higher return than the banks are paying, which they retain, since you can not even see it.

McKinsey looked at 350 large public companies in North America, Latin American, and the UK and found that the companies among the top 25 % in gender diversity were 15 % more likely to produce better returns than comparable companies — an unexpected outcome for many in a traditionally male - dominated industry.

Large equity REIT companies don't have the flexibility or speed that smaller crowdfunding developers have so I wouldn't be surprised if real estate crowdfunding investors see returns a percent or two higher than REITs on an annualized basis.