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Assessing Current Ratio
Current ratio is a measure of liquidity, which compares a company's current assets with its current liabilities.Current ratio is a favored test among banks and lenders because it reveals whether a company is generating enough cash to pay its short-term creditors. What to DoThe ratio divides current assets by...
Tags: Asset, Ratio, Current Ratio, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Formula, BNET Editorial
Articles 2007-12-12
Improving Prospecting Performance
Prospecting is a process of selecting the best candidates for a sales pitch. By using research to build an understanding of your prospects' needs, you can define the companies and individual decision makers most likely to lead to a sale. Good prospecting identifies the quality candidates—those who are most likely...
Tags: Prospect, Ratio, Referral, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Customer, Performance, Quality, Company Information, BNET Editorial
Articles 2007-11-07
Assessing Price-Earnings Ratio
The price/earnings ratio (P/E) reveals the relationship between the price of a stock and the income it generates.P/E is one way of looking at the value of a stock. In theory, the faster investors expect a company to grow, the higher its P/E is likely to be. This is because...
Tags: analyst, BNET Editorial, Earnings Per Share, Finance, financial, Financial Accounting, income, Investment, investor, P/E, Ratio, Stock, stock price, theory
Articles 2007-10-15
Valuing Your Business
Knowing the value of your business ought to be self-evident. It is absolutely essential if you are considering selling it or looking for fresh investment. Ultimately, the value of any business winds up being what all interested parties agree it is worth. A company that has shares listed on a...
Tags: business operations, operational planning, finance, asset management, investment, ratio, buyer, valuation, asset
Articles 2007-05-31
Mortgage Refinances to 125 Percent Loan-To-Value Ratio Start Today
That didn't take long. The Federal Housing Finance Agency FHFA issued a quiet press release today announcing that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would now accept refinancing with 125 percent loan-to-value ratios. So if your house is worth $100,000, but you owe $125,000, and your loan is owned...
Tags: Interest Rate, Tax Credit, Homeowner, Ratio, Home Value, Mortgages, Personal Finance, Taxes, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance, Capital Structures, Ilyce Glink
Blog posts 2009-07-01
Nara Bancorp Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question is from Brett Rabatin – FTN Midwest Securities. Brett Rabatin – FTN Midwest Securities Wanted to first ask, I’m curious you mentioned the third net charge-off was related to a commercial real estate loan that sounded like it went through...
Tags: Call Transcript, Appraisal, Earnings, Ratio, Nara Bancorp Inc., Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-30
Calamos Asset Management INC. (F4Q08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Craig Siegenthaler - Credit Suisse. Craig Siegenthaler - Credit Suisse I just wanted to know after the restructuring here, I guess you had about $115 million left. Can you walk us through what debt covenants you have...
Tags: Balance Sheets, Calamos Asset Management Inc., Call Transcript, Credit Suisse Group AG, Earnings, Finance, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Hedge, Investment, Ratio, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-27
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 12/27/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Matthew O’Connor – UBS. Matthew O’Connor – UBS It seems like you took a pretty big whack on Franklin here but as we think about the rest of the book I definitely would agree that the credit...
Tags: Huntington Bancshares Inc., Call Transcript, Earnings, Ratio, UBS AG, Investment, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-01-22
Kite Realty Group Trust Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Jay Habermann with Goldman Sachs. Please proceed. Jehan – J.M. Sloan Hey, guys, it's Jehan [ph] here with J.M. Sloan [ph] as well. I know you've given us quite a bit of detail on your financing plans...
Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Ratio, Kite Realty Group Trust, LIBOR, Investment, Financial Accounting, Real Estate, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-11-21
LodgeNet Interactive Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Our first question comes from the line Jim Boyle with CL King. Jim Boyle – CL King Good evening. Gary quick housekeeping question just to refresh my memory, on the debt covenant, is it the net debt ratio or the higher ratio that is used?...
Tags: Revenue, Call Transcript, Earnings, Ratio, Operational Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha, LodgeNet Interactive Corp.
Earnings calls 2008-11-05
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Brian Foran – Goldman Sachs. Brian Foran – Goldman Sachs I know you covered this but I just want to ask very explicitly on tangible common because I think the fact that State Street and Wells...
Tags: Balance Sheets, Bank Of New York Mellon Corp., Call Transcript, Earnings, Equity, Finance, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Statements, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Government, Injection, Investment, Ratio, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-10-16
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Q3 2006 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. Your first question comes from (Dan Hailer?). Q – (Dan Hailer?) A couple of questions, first on your pay down of your debt. That’s pretty significant, I’m wondering if you’d give some guidance as to what you think your interest...
Tags: Cash Flow, Call Transcript, Dividend, Earnings, Ratio, Semiconductor, Q, Tung, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Investment, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2006-10-30
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionThank you. [Operator Instruction]. The first question is from Brian Dutton of Credit Suisse. Please go ahead. Brian Dutton - Credit Suisse Yes, good morning, Steve. You were commenting on the attractiveness of the heavy oil prospects you have, could you compare for us the recycle ratios that...
Tags: Call Transcript, Credit Suisse Group AG, Earnings, Ratio, Sales, Sales Strategy, Seeking Alpha, Telecom & Utilities
Earnings calls 2008-05-09
Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Lauren Smith – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Lauren Smith – Keefe, Bruyette & Woods If you could just circle back Shaugn, I’m sorry I could write fast enough when you were kind of running through the components...
Tags: Revenue, Call Transcript, Earnings, Ratio, Thomas Weisel Partners Group Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-02-11
First State Bancorp. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We do have one question from Joe Stieven from Stieven Capital. Go ahead, sir. Joe Stieven - Stieven Capital Hey Pat. Hey, Chris. H. Patrick Dee Hi Joe. Christopher C. Spencer Hi Joe. Michael R. Stanford And what about me, Joe?...
Tags: Call Transcript, Earnings, Ratio, Taxes, Financial Services, Balance Sheets, Free Trade, Regulations, Financial Planning, Finance, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Government, Seeking Alpha, First State Bancorporation
Earnings calls 2009-04-27
EMC Insurance Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Our first question comes from Paul Newsome with Sandler O’Neill. Please state your question. Paul Newsome – Sandler O’Neill & Partners Good morning gentlemen. Bruce Kelley Good morning. Mark Reese Good morning, Paul. Paul Newsome – Sandler O’Neill & Partners First question, could you talk...
Tags: Projection, Guidance, Call Transcript, Earnings, Ratio, EMC Insurance Group Inc., Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2009-07-23
Are Mutual Fund Expenses Really Falling?
The Investment Company Institute ICI -- the mutual fund industry's trade group -- just published a new research paper examining mutual fund expenses. Their conclusion? "Mutual fund fees and expenses fell to their lowest levels in more than a quarter century in 2008." It sounds wonderful, of course. But it's...
Tags: Fund, Investment Company Institute, Mutual Fund, Equity, Ratio, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, Investment, Sales Strategy, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Sales, Patrick McDevitt
Blog posts 2009-05-25
The Cure For Low Home Prices -- Another Sign Of A Turn
Today the astute economists at Northern Trust in Chicago call to our attention another data point suggesting, as we noted last week, that home prices may be bottoming: a large drop in their "home price-to-rent ratio," which compares the rise in purchase prices to changes in rents, a sort of...
Tags: Ratio, John Keefe
Blog posts 2009-04-08
Fremont Michigan Insuracorp: Taking Great Steps in the Right Direction
Harry Long submits: In my last article on Fremont (FMMH.OB), I wrote that "The proof of the pudding in terms of management's serious about shareholder interests will be if we see significant progress on the expense ratio front next quarter and beyond and a move to expand to other states."...
Tags: Ratio, Seeking Alpha, Harry Long, Financial Accounting, Finance, Financial
External links 2008-11-11
A Framework for Valuing Today?s Market
Phil DeMuth submits: Is the stock market going to take off from here, or are we in for another big downturn? I want to provide a framework for thinking about today’s market valuations in their historical context. In 2003, Ben Stein and I wrote...
Tags: Valuation, Ratio, Seeking Alpha, Phil DeMuth, Investment, Finance, US Market
External links 2008-11-05
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