Determining the return may involve gross sales, net income, revenue recognition, cash flow, and the time value of money.

回报的决定因素涉及到毛销售额、净收入、收入酬劳、现金流、以及资金的时间价值等。

youdao

It might if investors could be assured that Google would use the cash wisely, through a return of cash to shareholders or value-enhancing acquisition.

也许吧，如果投资者确信谷歌将正确使用这笔现金的话，如向股东返回现金分红，或者进行增值性并购。

youdao

If your money is in cash, you'll have to wait 19 years for the nominal value of your account to double, assuming the cash earns the historical 3.7 percent annual return.

如果你的钱是现金，假设现金每年的历史回报率为3.7%，那你必须等待19年才能将你账户的名义资产翻倍。

youdao

"But you can certainly find situations where you'd be a fool to drop an existing policy, " Mr. Daily says, especially if it's an older "whole life" policy the kind that builds cash value some of which offer a tax-deferred rate of return on the cash value of over 3%.

WSJ: Turn Life Insurance Into an Investment