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The Price to Book ratio is a formula that represents the most recent share price of a company compared to its book value per share (the residual dollar value for common shareholders after assets are liquidated and all debtors are paid).
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Indeed, most European gas contracts are tied by formula to the oil price.
It also included a new formula for the consumer price index applied to some entitlement benefits, much to the chagrin of liberals.
In particular, he cited concessions that Obama made in his Monday counteroffer, including a new formula for the consumer price index applied to benefits.
It also included a new formula for the consumer price index applied to benefits for programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid to protect against inflation, much to the chagrin of some liberals.
It also had a new formula for the consumer price index -- called chained CPI -- that wraps in new assumptions on consumer habits in response to rising prices, such as seeking cheaper alternatives, and would result in smaller benefit increases.
Eni has committed to buying at least 750 billion cubic feet a year, one-quarter of total Italian demand, or pay for the gas anyway (the price is a formula based mainly on fuel oil).
Management experts say the company's strategy of confronting the charges head-on while not wavering from its low-price business model is the most effective formula over the long haul.
Price indexing involves changing the fundamental Social Security benefit formula for calculating the future benefits workers would receive at retirement (not the post-retirement Social Security COLA).
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However, in terms of design complexity, brand prestige, and price, working with Audemars Piguet is a step up for the Formula 1 legend.
One medical student interested in applying cold called a few finance professors and created his own valuation technique, using a formula including the relationship between the number of Facebook friends and the average product price.
The formula is a great indicator, but should not be used alone, however, as a low Price to Book can sometimes indicate an underlying problem with the company.
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