And limited holding periods can trigger the sale of a PE-backed company that still has the potential for significant upside gains.
The number of PE-owned companies has increased dramatically following 30 years of deal making and they now represent a significant share of businesses that come up for sale.
On the other end of the spectrum, the lack of big blockbusters suggests that PE-backed companies with the financial resources to wait out the market will do just that, if it means a better result for their sponsors down the road.
They express confidence in the ability of the PE owner-operator model to generate superior returns.
She had been studying for business studies and PE A-Levels as well as a BTEC in animal science.
We begin with a look at the recovery in the PE deal-making environment.
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At 11, its trailing-twelve-months PE ratio is low, as is its price-to-sales ratio.
It looks as if it'll sell the unit to a private equity group made up of former executives, but there's a catch--the PE fund wants to leave the pension obligations behind.
Her involvement has been instrumental in supporting my vision for a new paradigm shift in education by assisting me in educator trainings centered on bike safety, integration of literacy and science into physical education (PE), action-based learning, active classrooms, and community support systems.
Because the market was so high about a decade ago--dividend yields got down to about 1% and PE got up to almost 40 times--as I say in my book and as I said in the speech I gave at Princeton called "Don't Count On It, " if you think the stock market is going to give a positive return in the next decade, don't count on it.
It is also imperative that PE teachers learn to teach non-competitive forms of recreation and physical activities.
While a precipitous decrease in long-term rates pushes PE higher, as money moves out of US Treasuries into stocks.
Of all stock market measures, one stands out: The Price-to-Earnings Ratio (PE).
Thus, prices exceeded corporate earnings growth by a considerable margin and expanded stock valuation as measured by the price-to-earnings ratio (PE) from 14.5 PE to 16.2 PE.
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But perhaps this is the only way to find more time for a much-needed increase in PE and sport for many children without further overloading the curriculum?
Just six of these low-debt outfits that have PE ratios below 20, in fact, but they include some juicy names.
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Some LPs have learned from hard experience that most PE funds can lay claim to top-quartile performance by selecting the benchmark that makes them look best.
Despite the rebound in portfolio valuations, some LPs harbor doubts whether PE can continue to generate attractive long-term returns given the high prices paid for assets acquired in the early stages of the recovery.
Earnings have been so strong lately that the share price valuations remain near 10-year lows, with a PE ratio of less than 18.
What the company offers is compatibility between its technology and that provided by partners like Affymetrix and PE Biosystems peb (nyse: peb - news - people).
One of the selling points when PE firms speak with management of a publicly-traded target is getting away from the quarterly guideposts set by investors and analysts, which is an attractive alternative for companies struggling through a turnaround or trying to undertake a major growth initiative.
As for the criticism that PE firms bleed cash out of companies through debt-financed dividend recapitalizations, the data show that such deals consistently have lower initial leverage and, therefore, lower default rates than those seen in the broader market.
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Carnival trades at a forward PE multiple4 of 16, with a forecast long-term growth rate of around 16% per year.5 This is an attractive trade off, in my opinion, particularly given the great dynamics of an industry riding the powerful, long-term currents of mass affluence and aging.
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Notice that the PE ratio has been in a steady decline since year-end 2000.
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Peak earnings estimates come coupled with a PE that is more than 30% off its three-year highs.
Stated more clearly, their current PE ratio is approximately the same as their expected long-term earnings growth rate.
Despite consistently below-projection revenue and sales numbers, the PE firm relied solely on its handpicked CEO and did not consult the founder, CTO, or board of directors for guidance to steer the company back on track.
With a PE multiple of 18x before the slide in the pre-market, almost no earnings growth (currency can impact this) and guidance below expectations the shares should be under pressure until there is more clarity and a return to growth.
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