The Bureau of Economic Analysis attempts to translate the damages from natural disasters like hurricanes into two effects: the destruction of property and the capital stock buildings and equipment and the disruption of the flow of income that this stock of capital produces.
And most figures even of foreigners are by-products of data gathered, by separate agencies, for other reasons, not to measure the flow or stock of migrants.
And on top of the flow of tens of thousands arriving every year is a stock of an estimated 300, 000 illegal immigrants already in the country.
The third group is capable of going with the flow and then snapping out of it at crucial moments to take stock, reflect and articulate.
That second is the flow that we get from the stock of the first.
Martin Gilbert said the flow of assets into Aberdeen funds invested in stock markets in emerging economies had seen a "welcome" slowdown.
On a discounted cash flow basis, he adds, the market is valuing the stock as if it will show free cash flow growth of -2% in perpetuity beyond FY 2012.
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But this is an expression of wealth, a stock, not of income or earnings, which is a flow.
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There is no question that dividends are one way public companies return cash flow to investors, but statistics prove that float shrink is better for overall price performance as the stock of companies who shrink the float using free cash flow rise more then companies using the same amount of cash to pay dividends.
Under capitalism, wealth is less a stock of goods than a flow of ideas and information, the defining characteristic of which is surprise.
As a result of the financial crisis, many REITs cut common stock dividends as part of a painful but necessary cash flow strategy.
Less obvious, but historically better for shareholders in terms of higher stock prices, companies can reward existing shareholders by using free cash flow to reduce the total number of shares outstanding.
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The housing stock is not prepared for this flow of renters, suggesting potent ally severe rental shortage.
The money flow is calculated by subtracting the dollar amount of the stock traded on downticks and the dollar amount of the stock traded on upticks.
High dividend tax rates will cause tax conscious boards not to make that choice, opting instead for other uses of free cash flow such as debt-fueled stock buybacks and acquisitions.
We tell them that last year the stock market went up with hardly any flow of funds.
The companies continue to generate immense cash flow and to return much of it to stockholders through dividends and stock buybacks.
The stock's multiples of earnings, cash flow (in the sense of net plus depreciation) and book value all stand at discounts to their respective five-year averages.
Gannett, which I have just written about, just increased its dividend (now close to a 6% yield) and will also buy back some stock out of its prolific but ignored cash flow.
Of interest is that money flow was negative in Apple while the stock was going up and money flow in BlackBerry was positive while the stock was going down.
Management shoulda said that dividends would keep pace with earnings now growing over 20 percent and that a stock buyback program with the rest of free cash flow was under consideration, barring acquisitions.
Stock prices may spike on the expectation of predictable cash flow.
Yes, says Strathclyde's Mr Hughes Hallett, but the stock of existing home loans (as opposed to the flow of new ones) is still mostly at a variable rate.
This gives shareholders the added benefit of an increased stock basis, which may allow the shareholder to utilize flow-through losses allocated from the corporation.
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Assuming an average flow rate of about 1.5 million homes per year, you can eyeball the stock deficit by comparing the mass above and below the zero on the following graph.
Thanks to a massive stock of gold around the world relative to small annual new discoveries (flow), gold is the single best measure of money we have.
Hairballs mean more inventory costs because at each geographically separate production stage a buffer stock of unfinished items is kept to cope with any disruptions in the flow from another plant.
Seriously, what sane fiduciary engages in an infinitely risky short position of 20-25% of a public company that is buying back its stock feverishly with massive free cash flow, and then paints himself into a corner by both publicizing his outsized position while antagonizing the one investor on Earth who has the will and skill to eviscerate him?
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The company, whose stock trades at 5 times earnings and 4 times cash flow, is in the process of aggressively reducing its debt burden.
The value of any such asset (real estate, stock share, or bond) is the sum of the future stream of cash flow or benefits, discounted by the interest rate.
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