Poisson's ratio

NBA superstar LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers is reportedly will be heading to China to further promote Nike brand on Saturday. According to Cleveland.com, in James' 12th straight trip with the sportswear giant company to China and the surrounding Asian countries, the 2016 NBA Finals MVP will visit Chinese cities Guangzhou, where Golden State Warriors blue-chip player and Under Armour top endorser Stephen Curry spent time last week, and Beijing, the nation's capital. China is home to the…

Based on Table 2.1, in Appendix 2, the calculated current ratio “CR” was 63.56% for Verizon in 2015 and 105.40% in 2014. However, the average for the five years was 1.2215. According to Plunkett Research Ltd (2015), the average in the industry, based on 54 companies, became 97.17% in 2014. Further, its competitors including BT Group plc, Deutsche Telekom AG, and NTT DOCOMO, Inc., pointed out current ratios of 0.97, 0.96 and 2.17 respectively. Therefore, Verizon performs efficiently above the…

When people think of a mechanic, they usually think of a person working on a car. Well, a diesel mechanic is not just a mechanic but one that works specifically on diesel engines. There is a huge difference between the two. Because of the difference, diesel mechanics are required to work on these engines in alternative ways to keep them going. Diesel mechanics have wide varied job descriptions, along with working on this unique type of engine. Diesel mechanics work on anything from transfer…

Leverage Ratios and DuPont The leverage ratios indicate a company’s risk level associated with debt on the company’s balance sheet. According to Table 3, Tesla’s debt ratios from 2012 to 2014 all indicate the company assets are financed through debt, with 2012 being the highest of the three years. In 2013, the debt ratio was the lowest of all three years, which is due to the Gigafactory being built and Tesla paying off the last of the $465 million dollar loan the Department of Energy. The…

1.61803399, is known as the golden ratio (Livio). Artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael used the golden ratio in many of their most famous artworks. How did the golden ratio increase the popularity of their artworks? The golden ratio seen in artworks is thought to be more appealing and pleasing to an audience because the geometric proportions are easy for the eyes to scan. The eye is able to scan an image the fastest when it is shaped as a golden ratio rectangle (Livio). For this…

earnings surprise to be 7.92% (from Zacks). Short-Term (5 years, Zack) and Long-Term (estimate average for next 50 years) growth are 9.95% and 8%. Expected Return of the company based on our valuation is 9%. Currently, AVY P/E ratio is 20.2, justified P/E is 25.0 and P/E ratio of the Chemical (Specialty) industry is 25.1. POSCO ADR (PKX) POSCO ADR (PKX) is a company that manufactures steels. The company S&P STARS Rank is 4 stars (BUY) and the timeliness-Valueline is 2. The returns for the last…

price per earnings ratio, price/earnings to growth ratio, and forecast earnings growth. The estimated earnings growth show in Graph 1 seem unstable. It seem to be doing while every other year, which does not look stable to shareholders. Then considering the PEG ratio is promising some growth. Lastly, allowing for the price per earnings ratio, graph 3, to look at the profitability of Valvoline which is decreasing in the estimated years to come. The growth compared to the P/E ratio, the growth…

which gives a high debt-to-equity ratio of 3.06 in 2013. And in 2014, their debt to equity ratio decreased, but it’s still higher than one. This indicates that, if the company needed to repay their debt right away, the company would struggle to pay it off since their liabilities are more than the equity. However, its competitor also has a high debt-to-equity ratio. Amazon had a total liability of $43,764,000 and an equity of $10,741,000 with a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.07. So, in comparison to…

(see appendix 2). Using this EPS and the stock price as of March 22, 2016, the P/E ratio for DUK is 19.28. This means that for every dollar invested, one would expect $19.28 in return. However, looking at P/E as a function of one day in time would not be prudent, rather an investor would have a better feel for the company if they reviewed the trailing P/E or leading P/E. In the case of DUK the P/E ratios are 19.48 and 16.40 respectively (Yahoo! Finance,…

by the ratios illustrated in the clustered column chart titled “Mid Penn 's Capital Adequacy Ratios for 2014 and 2013” in the appendix. In 2013 and 2014, Mid Penn’s ratios placed the BHC in the well-capitalized category. Their leverage ratio was 7.46% in 2014, slightly below the 7.50% level in 2013. Their Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 10.16% in 2014, up from 9.91% in 2013. Mid Penn’s total risk-based capital ratio was 11.38% in 2014, above the 11.12% of 2013. Their peer groups ratios were…