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After more than 15 years of writing about personal finance and leaving work in 2012, I can confidently say that following my investment threshold formula works. If you own multiple assets, then come about with the blended historical average return and make the appropriate calculation. On your FI...
The average HRC/LCV approval ratings of the politicians to which companies donate is low, and even firms in the highest decile of measured sociopolitical claims donate the majority of their contributions to politicians having lower-median ratings from LCV and HRC. Moreover, while firms with more ...
After doubling in price, on average, the Mag Seven trade at an average 34 times expected earnings for the year ahead. That exceeds theprice-to-earnings (P/E) ratioof the S&P 500, which trades at 20 times expected earnings. The lofty P/E has some strategists saying the group has run ...
Another common theme among these long-term losers is that they typically opt to use share buybacks/financial engineering as a pitch to shareholders in a desperate attempt to drive outsized short-term EPS growth. This is all but a mirage in value creation – especially for those that elect ...
Let me close by expressing my pride in the worldwide IBM team for bringing us to this point, and my gratitude to you, our shareholders, for your unwavering support. I hope that you are pleased with how your company is performing and evolving. And I trust that you share our excitement ...
To our shareholders, I would like to offer my assurance that we are making every effort to reward you for your continued confidence in CAE. While much has been accomplished, there are many opportunities to improve our performance and to continue to create value. Robert E. Brown President and...
However, to generate greater value to shareholders by improving return on invested capital (ROIC) and return on equity, miners must exercise financial discipline. For instance, to counter credit rating downgrades spurred by elevated corporate debt levels and weak earnings outlooks, companies have ...
The power of “where-to-compete” decisions, particularly in an industry in as much flux as US health insurance, is enormous. Our analyses suggest that the bottom-line performance differential between a payor that selects a market-average portfolio across businesses and geographies and an identical...
Newmont Mining, “the company of choiceâ€, is a particularly sad story. They recently raised $1.2 billion through equity and convertible notes at the same share price they traded at five years ago (see fig. 2 below). Keep in mind that over the past five years the gold pr...