Liquidity for major non-financial corporations has never been better as measured by the high ratio of liquid assets to current liabilities.
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Be wary of outfits that have a high ratio of debt to tangible net worth (that's the net worth minus paper assets like goodwill).
My buddy who owns a string of McDonald's restaurants notes that credit card sales account for 16% of store volume, an unusually high ratio.
The combination of slow economic growth, a rising debt-to-GDP ratio and a very high ratio of debt to exports make the debt burden unsustainable.
That seems reasonable, since the main reason that Thailand's currency, the baht, collapsed two years ago was a high ratio of short-term foreign debt to foreign reserves.
The result, they claim in a paper that will appear this month in the Journal of Physical Chemistry, is a nanofibre material with an extremely high ratio of surface-area to volume.
For Ms. Watt, the professional boost came from the high ratio of models and actors in the club, who often turn to her for headshots and suggest her services to other long-limbed performers.
While Salt Lake's pickins' used to be rather slim (there is a high ratio of Red Lobsters to residents), the restaurant scene now offers a mix of fine American, Asian and Italian dining.
Indeed, Linda Lim, a professor of Southeast Asian studies at the University of Michigan Business School, notes that the country's puny savings rate, chronic budget deficits and high ratio of nonworking dependents to workers make it look more like a Latin American than an Asian nation.
Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF) has short interest of 25.80% and a high short ratio of 2.3.
So one year's high payout ratio might merely reflect low earnings, and vice versa.
One of the things that stands out immediately is how high this ratio was in the mid-1990s.
The stock has 36.80% short interest, with a high short ratio of 2.70.
Given its high expense ratio, the mutual fund may be no great bargain.
But the police investigation discovered the wrecked vehicle was in a high-ratio setting.
This feature, plus the ink's high contrast ratio, provides a display that can offer a truly paper-like reading experience.
CapitaMall also has a high payout ratio consistent with the country's REIT market, while Simon has a 2.8% dividend yield.
Today's average bankrupt has a lower income than in previous years, and a similar, high, ratio of debts to income.
It has a high short ratio of 1.9 and 7.49M shares short in prior month, according to data provided by Capital IQ.
This is why a high current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) raises my level of skepticism when I look at a company.
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"Precision Black Pro" display tech is to thank for the high contrast ratio, and colors really do pop -- even without Samsung's grand display of fireworks.
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With a significantly high contrast ratio that provides unparalleled detail in shadows, shapes and subtle colors even in the darkest of scenes, the F9500 delivers the most immersive experience without any motion blur.
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"With its high leverage ratio to tangible common equity, we believe Lehman needs to raise substantial capital regardless of market conditions in order to take its needed write-downs, " Einhorn said in an email Tuesday.
To give you an example, here is a snippet from an email exchange that I recently had with an ETF provider concerning the high expense ratio of a new fund and how they were marketing the product.
Through a spokesman, ProShares managing director Steve Cohen says he believes ProFunds investors think it's worth paying a high expense ratio for the ability to move in and out of the fund without restrictions or transaction fees.
Samsung's Precision Black Pro technology delivers deep, real blacks and pure vivacious whites, while the combination of an extremely high contrast ratio and Ultimate Dimming control functionality means consumers will experience the sharpest resolutions ever seen on large format displays.
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As for the investors, who have been hit for note repayments, they allege Rothschild knew Minoco was drilling in areas where there would be a high hit ratio but never enough oil to make the deals profitable, let alone repay the loans (FORBES, Nov. 19, 1984).
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