If the ratio of broad to base money were constant, such fears would be warranted.
If the ratio is greater than one, the company is operating more on the basis of debt than equity.
If the ratio is used instead, the figure is more than halved to 19% - in troubled Greece it is even more pronounced.
It would probably not be a bad thing if we ate less meat, if the ratio of animal protein to vegetables changed along the lines of the Chinese model.
If the ratio of magnesium and iron on the moon conforms with scientists' predictions it will provide evidence that the moon really is a chip off the old block.
However, if the ratio continues to climb over time without explanation--and especially if the ratio is excessively high beyond either competitor or industry standards--it might be a signal to sell.
With the public debt ratio now over 122 percent and investors potentially concerned about the prospects of sovereign debt restructuring taking place if the debt ratio cannot be stabilized, the dramatic reduction in financing requirements over the next decade is helpful.
If the equity ratio is comfortable, it suggests the ragamuffin under analysis carries the capacity to refinance some of its debt unless the situation deteriorates after your entry point.
Conversely, if the PEG ratio is less than 1.0 it means that a business is fairly valued, and in fact, trading at a discount.
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If we use the ratio from the last quarter, it implies Amazon has sold around 22 million Kindle books so far this year.
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If the market followed that ratio relationship now, it would mean the current bounce from the low of 666.79 set on March 6, 2009 would project a peak of 1, 790, before falling to 425.
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In other words, if the Basel lll leverage ratio remains at 3%, then that is the ratio which will apply to British banks.
If the minimum stressed capital ratio were set at 8%, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and Lloyds would all be forced to raise new capital.
If we assume the same ratio of car buyers is close to 70% of those that can afford them, this potential market is around 27.2 million cars on the road over the next 8 years and translates to around 16-17 million additional cars sold.
On the other hand, if employment was the only factor controlling the ratio of tax revenue to GDP, then I would be very surprised.
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If you own stocks where the payout ratio is greater than 100%, you should be concerned.
If successful, the price-earnings ratio for Apple then levitates because this is recurrent franchise earnings power.
But the ratio says that if there is something that needs to be cut down to size, it's government.
To turn the ratio around: If you want to displace a unit of petroleum energy, you have to burn four-fifths of a unit in fossil fuels.
If the euro area lifted its employment ratio to American levels gradually over a 20-year period, this would raise the annual growth rate of the region's productive potential by almost 1%.
Let's face it, consumers eying an HDTV are looking at the pricetag just as often, if not more often, than the picture quality, contrast ratio, or number of HDMI inputs.
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If no momentum take the price-earnings ratio down from 15 to 12.5.
To do this, take your ETF's net asset value, compare it to its benchmark, and if it's significantly above the expense ratio, look into why that is.
Children's Minister Liz Truss told the Today programme that the ratio of children to child carers can be raised but only if the carers' qualifications meet new standards.
If we want the tide to turn and the ratio of men to women to really change then we need to start making women realize that fact.
If a buyback raises the debt-to-equity ratio, it can lower the firm's overall cost of capital (because in most countries interest payments, unlike dividends, are tax deductible).
Concerning really big or controversial claims, the insurer will delay the claim as long as they can (make money on financing), then deny it (improve their loss ratio), then defend it if the claimant sues (in-house legal staff can spend a lot more than most consumers operating on their own).
And if you put any credence in the idea that a stock is cheap if its Price-Earnings-to-Growth ratio (PEG) is less than 1.0, then Netflix could be a bargain.
If its actual loss ratio drops below 40 percent in the preceding year, it must refile to raise it.
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