The acronym, developed by Kellogg School faculty, instructs viewers to grade ads based on Attention, Distinction, Positioning, Linkage, Amplification and Net equity.
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It concludes that the three most important determinants of the dollar's swings against the euro (or against the euro's component currencies before 1999) have been relative expected growth rates, bond-yield differentials and net equity portfolio flows.
In 1Q 2012, total net cash equity trading revenues at the Nasdaq OMX (NDAQ) fell 14.5% year over year and then fell another 11.9% in 2Q 2012 on the same basis.
Return on equity (ROE), calculated by dividing net income by shareholder equity during a particular period, measures the return that management has produced on the money invested into the business.
The Muchmores have a fifth of their net worth in equity in their residence and vacation home.
All signs suggest that private equity net asset values rose for an eighth consecutive quarter between January and March.
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Randstad has modest debt, about 45% net debt to equity.
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"In the U.S., there's still a strong cultural pull toward homeownership, because in normal times it's always been seen as a way to build net worth and equity, " said Dan McCue, research manager at Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies.
Revenues have also increased each year since 2008, as has net income, return on equity, return on assets, operating margins, and net margins.
Reducing net debt will boost equity value in the absence of any dilution from the capital raises.
Investors know of course that lower revenue and more working capital in the months ahead equates to a lower enterprise value (equity plus net debt).
The ratio divides net income by shareholder equity.
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Snowling ticks off other advantages for Sallie: low interest rate risk (given government guarantees), profit growth expectations in the 15% range, a rich return on equity (net income divided by average book value) of 38%, and a cheap valuation relative to history and the broader market.
It admits to being more highly geared (its net debt-to-equity ratio is 95% and rising), but not to being more risky.
The net coming out of the equity market has only shown the slightest inclination towards changing since the first of the year.
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According to advisory firm Triago, the net asset values of private equity portfolios on average dropped between 3% and 5% in the three months following June 30.
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Aside from the surprise profit and dividend cuts, the company also reported a net debt-to-equity ratio of 61%, double that of last year because of new loans, though Wu says much of that is for project financing.
It has huge profit margins and returns on equity, and has no net debt.
Over the trailing twelve months the company generated a return on shareholders equity of 26%, and net profit margins of 23%.
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Now multiply that portfolio by the four or five active equity managers that a high-net-worth individual or institution would have and it adds up to 600 or more individual stocks.
The Consensus formula (also referred to by the Section 568 statute permitting it) has an interesting loophole that involves the value of your home: The amount of home equity that goes into calculating your net worth is capped at 120% of your income.
Keep in mind though that so-called economic net income is a metric used primarily by private equity firms like KKR, Carlyle and others which they say better reflects their performance.
He scours Asia for enterprises that sell into large and expanding markets and have high or rapidly rising returns on equity, strong free cash flow (meaning net income plus depreciation minus capital expenditures, adjusted for working capital) and a focused long-term strategy.
Bolthouse Farms, which is owned by private-equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners, experienced compound annual net sales growth of 7% from 2010 to 2012.
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The more Ryan channels Ayn Rand's John Galt, the more people will value tax equity for the middle class and a sensible safety net for the unfortunate.
"I don't think they'll enter this area, because they're better served by focusing on wealthier people, " says Florian Wendelstadt, a managing director at General Atlantic, the private equity giant that has a 12% share of Net 1.
These bumps could have a psychological and economic impact on U.S. consumers as home equity still accounts for over 16% of household net worth according to Federal Reserve data as of the end of the second quarter of 2010 (down from a high of close to 28% in 1980s).
It's too soon for Disney--no earnings recovery around the corner--but Fox Entertainment (27, FOX) is a buy with enterprise value (equity plus debt) at 11 times operating income (net before depreciation, interest and taxes).
Ernst looks at net income before extraordinary items divided by the sum of common and preferred equity and long-term debt.
That translates to a razor-thin 4.5% net margin- but also marks an industry-leading 30% return on equity.
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