Sam calculated performance since 1945, so the periods are not exactly apples-to-apples, but they are close enough.

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We calculated composite performance for the U.S. equity funds in 12 large fund families, going back five years.

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Conceptually, one can think of the final PRVit score as a ranking based on the ratio of intrinsic value (calculated from performance and risk) relative to current market value.

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Cowles calculated the average performance for the 16 firms was 1.4 below the market average.

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The performance values are calculated from low to high, and therefore are high, as no one gets in at the low or out at the high.

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As contrasted with the environment discussed above, some cultures distribute annual bonuses based on a formulaic approach calculated on metrics designed to reward individual, team or company performance according to the goals of the specific entity.

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For this reason battery performance is usually measured in watts (a unit of energy calculated by multiplying voltage x amperage) per liter or watts per kilogram.

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Yet another example of a company taking a calculated risk to set its brand apart is Cadillac which is suggesting that seekers of high performance cars give credit where credit is due.

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