HOUSTON -- ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) today announced preliminary net additions of 1.553 billion barrels of oil equivalent BOE, including Libya and equity affiliates, to its proved reserves during 2005. The company's reserve replacement ratio was 230 percent, based on 675 million BOE of production, bringing ConocoPhillips' total reserves to 9.4 billion...
The question that article address is what happens when "excess returns" head south? Well, investors start bailing out and the Sharpe ratio is harder to interpret. Excess return is typically calculated by subtracting the T-bill rate of return from the asset being analyzed. The higher the Sharpe ratio the better....
This paper is about Tobin's Q model which is defined as the ratio of the market value of a company's financial claims to the replacement value of its assets. If Q is greater than one, the inference is that the market assesses current asset values more highly than it would...
This paper analyzes the ability of two different risk-based capital ratios to predict property liability insurer insolvencies. The first ratio is the National Association of Insurance Commissioners NAIC risk-based capital RBC ratio and the second ratio is Best's Capital Adequacy BCA ratio, produced by the private rating agency, A.M. Best...
Debt to income ratio is a true indicator of your financial status. Calculation of the debt to income ratio helps you to find out the expenses for payments in mortgage and other debts. Use this tool to find out your gross income, debt payment and debt to income ratio.
Hard Assets Investor submits: By Brad Zigler Silver's now fighting for respect, as you can see from the accompanying gold/silver ratio chart. The ratio simply tells you how many ounces of silver can be purchased with one ounce of gold. A higher ratio indicates that gold's price is rising...
SELL/BUY RATIO NASDAQ AND NYSE The Sell/Buy Ratio is a calculated number of traders for the NASDAQ and NYSE. The computations are based on a distinct number of buyers and sellers for any given week. We list the NASDAQ and NYSE separately as a ratio because of the unpredictability of...
THE SELL:BUY RATIO (NYSE/NASDAQ) The Sell/Buy Ratio is a calculated number of traders for the NASDAQ and NYSE. The computations are based on a distinct number of buyers and sellers for any given week. We list the NASDAQ and NYSE separately as a ratio because of the unpredictability of overall...
THE SELL:BUY RATIO (NYSE/NASDAQ) The Sell/Buy Ratio is a calculated number of traders for the NASDAQ and NYSE. The computations are based on a distinct number of buyers and sellers for any given week. We list the NASDAQ and NYSE separately as a ratio because of the unpredictability of overall...
Financial ratios, an important component of a financial statement, are a quick way of understanding a firm. There are three ways one can compare the ratios. This paper brings out the classification of financial ratios?liquidity ratios, activity/productivity ratios, debt/risk ratios, profitability ratios, and market value ratios. The paper gives clear...
This paper deals with implementation of a return on capital pricing model and with the presentation of pricing indications to insurance practitioners. Given the pricing assumptions, this paper shows the loss ratio or combined ratio needed to achieve a target return on capital. The target loss ratio or combined ratio...
The semiconductor equipment book-to-bill ratio took another dive in January, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International semi. The ratio fell to 0.81 from ... The semiconductor equipment book-to-bill ratio took another dive in January, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International semi....
BP's 50-50 Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, announced a reserve replacement ratio of 137 per cent following an independently audited reserve upgrade. BP's TNK-BP share accounts for roughly one-fifth of its total reserves. The news should boost its ove BP's 50-50 Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, announced...
It is common practice for investors to use the Price-Earnings Ratio (P/E Ratio) to determine if a company is over or undervalued. There are, however, many extreme cases of stocks trading at 10,000 or more times their earnings--these kinds of situations affect the ratio's accuracy for assessing a company. The...
CHICAGO -- Aon's 2004 Replacement Ratio Study Reveals Over 75 Percent of Pre-retirement Income Will Be Needed Per Year To Maintain Standard of Living After Retirement
The Selt/Buy Ratio is a calculated number of traders for the NASDAQ and NYSE. The computations are based on a distinct number of buyers and sellers for any given week. We list the NASDAQ and NYSE separately as a ratio because of the unpredictability of overall market conditions with both...
The capital turnover ratio, also defined as the working capital turnover ratio, measures how effective a company's use of debt is. The ratio is calculated by dividing sales revenue for a specific period of time by the difference between short-term assets and short-term liabilities for the same time period. The...
The Sell/Buy Ratio is a calculated number of traders for the NASDAQ and NYSE. The computations are based on a distinct number of buyers and sellers for any given week. We list the NASDAQ and NYSE separately as a ratio because of the unpredictability of overall market conditions with both...
The Sell/Buy Ratio is a calculated number of traders for the NASDAQ and NYSE. The computations are based on a distinct number of buyers and sellers for any given week. We list the NASDAQ and NYSE separately as a ratio because of the unpredictability of overall market conditions with both...
The Sell/Buy Ratio is a calculated number of traders for the NASDAQ and NYSE. The computations are based on a distinct number of buyers and sellers for any given week. We list the NASDAQ and NYSE separately as a ratio because of the unpredictability of overall market conditions with both...