While the average five -
year growth rate among this year's Inc 500 was 1,933 %, the growth rate among VC - backed companies on the list was more than double that.
Average five -
year growth rate among the 2001 Inc 500 that had Venture - capital funding at start - up: 4,619 % CEO with an M.B.A.: 2,542 % CEO who took 5 days or fewer of vacation yearly: 2,385 % Open - book management: 2,283 % CEO who took more than 10 days of vacation yearly: 1,983 %
Not exact matches
Although Tampa's 2016 GDP per capita of $ 46,972 was the second - lowest
among the 40 largest metro areas, its GDP
growth rate of 4.2 % that
year was the fifth - highest.
Forward - looking statements may include,
among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue
growth and global medical customer
growth, each over
year end 2017; projected
growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax
rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future
growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for
growth in the coming
years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.
World GDP
growth is therefore expected to accelerate from 3.9 per cent in 2003 to 4.6 per cent in 2004, which would be
among the fastest
rates of
growth experienced in the past 30
years.
The United States was
among the best - performing economies globally in 2017, not only leading most of the G - 8 countries in terms of economic
growth last
year, but it is also the frontrunner as analysts look forward to the country's economy expanding at a faster
rate in the
year ahead.
One frequently cited bar graph has been used to suggest, for the decade 1965 - 75, a severe diminution of seven mainline Protestant bodies by contrast both with their gains in the preceding ten
years and with the continuing
growth of selected conservative churches (see Jackson W. Carroll et al., Religion in America, 1950 to the Present [Harper & Row, 19791, p. 15) The gap in
growth rates for 1965 - 75, as shown on that graph, is more than 29 percentage points (an average loss in the oldline denominations of 8.9 per cent against average gains
among the conservatives of 20.5 per cent) This is indeed a substantial difference, but it does not approach the difference in
growth rates recorded for the same religious groups in the 1930s, when the discrepancy amounted to 62 percentage points.
Data tell another story: Job
growth in Erie and Niagara counties last
year lagged behind the nation and rest of the state, the downtown office vacancy
rate rose last
year and poverty in the city of Buffalo — like its sister city Rochester — is climbing and ranks
among the worst in the United States.
Nowhere has that been more acute than the Southern Tier, where private - sector job
growth is
among the lowest in the state, and according to five -
year figures provided by the state's Budget Division, almost one - seventh the
rate of the Big Apple.
But the strategy has produced steady results: a decade ago, Denver had the lowest
rates of academic
growth among Colorado's medium and large districts; for the last three
years it has ranked at the top.
Kids taught by Teach for America corps members show
growth among the top quartile of Indiana students, and 90 percent of TNTP's teachers are
rated by supervisors to be as or more effective than other first -
year teachers.
But in the newly released test scores, English learners in LA Unified posted no
growth at all for the second
year in a row, and Latino students had one of the lowest
growth rates among all other ethnic groups.
Among the fastest growing genres is Music, which had the largest increase over prior
year — up 24 percent over 2012, with a five -
year growth rate of 28 percent.
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.
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, including store closings, higher - than - anticipated or increasing costs, including with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated with data privacy and information security, risks associated with Barnes & Noble's supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping
rates, various risks associated with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business and the digital business not being able to perform its obligations under the Samsung commercial agreement and the consequences thereof, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble's initiatives including but not limited to its new store concept and e-commerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble's intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, 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 30, 2016, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.
5 Star Overall Morningstar
Rating ™ out of 549, 4 stars
among 549 for the three -
year, 5 stars
among 485 for the five -
year, and 5 stars
among 352 for 10 -
year Midcap
Growth funds as of 3/31/18 (derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3 -, 5 -, and 10 -
year risk adjusted return measure).
5
year dividend
growth rate among the top 5 % in its respective sector.
Contract oil and gas driller Helmerich & Payne (HP), has the highest three -
year earnings
growth rate among all the companies in Table 2 at 377.3 %.
EIA projects that total delivered commercial sector energy use in India will increase by an average of 3.4 % per
year — again, the fastest
growth rate among IEO regions.
«UK manufacturing in on a high at the moment, with recent
rates of
growth for production and new orders
among the best seen over the past two - and - a-half
years, according to the Markit / CIPS purchasing managers» index,» continued Neil.
Worked
rates (those
rates that the client agrees to pay, on average, after discounts are applied to standard
rates) grew by a strong 3.3 % on average — the highest Q1
growth in four
years — however, the gains were primarily seen
among Am Law 100 firms.
She allocates the proceeds
among several different subaccounts within the contract and purchases an enhanced living benefit rider that guarantees a hypothetical
growth rate of 6 % per
year.
With an accelerated
growth rate of 325 per cent, the company at present stands at the third position
among the private life insurance companies from sixth position at the end of the last financial
year.
With housing inventory at the tightest level
among all regions across the state, the Bay Area region continued to appreciate the most with a 14.1 percent
growth rate from the previous
year.
This is
among several key developments projected for the coming
year by realtor.com ®, a leading provider of online real estate services operated by News Corp subsidiary Move, Inc., in a report that includes predictions for home prices, home sales, mortgage
rates, and affordability, as well as the Top 10 Markets for Housing
Growth.
A new analysis of the
rate of home ownership
among Latinos in 2015 reported strong
growth, with the overall
rate improving from 44.5 % to 46.7 %, the largest one -
year increase in more than a decade and the first time that Hispanic home ownership increased since 2009.
Overall, real estate indicators are expected to be better than their 20 -
year averages this
year, except
among the following indicators that are forecasted to perform worse: commercial property price
growth, equity REIT returns, retail availability
rates, and single - family housing starts.