Sentences with phrase «term average profit»

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Internal Revenue Service data show that between 1977 and 2010, the profits at the average sole proprietorship declined 40 percent in inflation - adjusted terms.

Earnings are again in the stratosphere: Consider that in the second quarter, corporate profits in the U.S. were equal to 9.5 % of GDP vs. the long - term average since 1950 of 6.6 %.

This was partly fueled by an even great expansion in profit margins above longer - term averages than what was realized in the US.

On average, the top two insurers who sold four out of every five short - term plans used 50 % of premium dollars for company profits and overhead.

But U.S. domestic corporate profitability is running 50 pct above the long - term average, while global profits have soared even higher.

The company's cash flow is a better metric to use for profit and valuation, and investors are paying much less for cash flow now (even though it's very likely to rise considerably in the near term) than they've been paying, on average, for the last three years.

Markets will always have ups and downs, but over the long term the average investor can profit.

Business profits for most states fluctuated extensively; however, on average, the best performing states (in terms of business profits) were South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.

Well, you have to offer them good terms, such that on average, they have the expectation of a profit.

On long - term measures of value (for example, Graham's 10 - year trailing P / E ratio and corporate profits as a proportion of GDP) market prices are well below average and approaching all time lows (See Future Blind «s post Market Valuation Charts prepared in October last year when the S&P 500 was around 1160).

If you stick to high - quality value stock picks, however, your short - term gains and losses can average out and you'll still profit greatly in the long run.

This lessening average cost per share will help you gain better overall profits as the market increases over the long term.

After all, if you were a full - time private investor and you managed to achieve a steady profit of, let's say, around 10 % per annum as a long - term average, then the finance industry would see you as a highly successful investor.

If you stick to high - quality value stock picks, however, your short - term gains and losses can average out but you'll still profit greatly in the long run.

If you factor in dividend payments, dollar cost averaging could make a huge difference to your long - term profits.

The company's cash flow is a better metric to use for profit and valuation, and investors are paying much less for cash flow now (even though it's very likely to rise considerably in the near term) than they've been paying, on average, for the last three years.

On a cyclically adjusted earnings basis (where profits are averaged over the prior decade), the average cyclically adjusted P / E ratio following periods of poor long - term returns was 12.

When the bid - ask spread is tight, it means that the market maker (or specialist), is comfortable that short - term volatility is low enough, that he will be able to profit from the tight spread on average.

Prof. Shiller tracks P / E ratios back to the 19th century, smoothing out short - term ups and downs in profits by using a 10 - year earnings average.

Saved money is put to productive use; it is used to expand business enterprises and the profits from such enterprises have in the United States always been sufficient to generate an average long - term return of 6.5 percent real.

If a longer term moving average is used the trader may be too slow in responding to a change in trend, forsaking much of the profit potential.

The stock market has averaged around 6 - 7 % annual total return over the long - term, so by investing instead of paying down debt you are in fact earning an incremental profit (or less opportunity cost on your money).

[Specifically, in terms of average adjusted pre-tax segment profit (over the last 3 FYs), the electronic division's earned an average 19 % pa on net assets employed... vs. 130 % pa for the asset protection division!?]

The profit - generating stock (the real part of the transaction) has been providing a return close to the 6.5 percent real return that has been the long - term average for U.S. stocks for many years.

It showed the average duration of the debt growing, from about nine months to more than a year, as Corzine sought the juicier profits from bonds with a longer term.

For short - term traders, a classic way to try to profit from the frequent trends in gold is to use a moving average crossover strategy.

Profitability at the matter level can also be expressed in terms of the law firm economic model, in which profits equal the product of realization rate, average standard billing rate, leverage, margin and utilization.

And — unlike the average law firm — they're more likely to view their own business in terms of earnings - per - share than profit - per -(law)- partner.

Chinese brands like Huawei, Oppo and Vivo all performed similar in terms of profits per unit, each having an average per unit profit of $ 15, $ 14 and $ 13 respectively.

And, it sold for an average gross profit of $ 55,000 if it wasn't held long term for rental income.