Ratios

Q12 - OE_ClosestInvestmentPeers Which companies would you consider to be GLP’s closest investment peers? "Obviously, there’s the MGM entity whose name escapes me. Then there are collections of other triple-net lease REITs out there whose names I don’t know well." Q13 Relative to its investment peers, do you consider GLP’s common stock to be overvalued, undervalued, or do you think it’s valued about right? "Valued about right. It’s valued about right given the peers much higher organic growth.…

Two of J. Crew’s major and growing competitors are Gap and Banana Republic. Banana Republic, Gap, and J.Crew share several similarities, in that they have similar design aesthetics, target markets and store atmospheres/locations. Banana Republic focuses on a trendy take on work basics. Gap focuses on a classic American style with a trendy twist. J.Crew focuses on classic designs and a simple, clean style. The main point of difference between all of the brands is their perceived quality and the…

The following are my raw scores and percentile rankings from Oliver’s (2015) Big Five Inventory survey. My raw open-mindedness (i.e. openness) score is 1.00, and shows a higher ranking than 98% of other participants that have taken the survey, which indicates I tend to enjoy new experiences and viewing situations or problems from multiple perspectives. My raw score for conscientiousness is 0.96, and places higher than 99% of previous participants, which overall suggests I am well-organized and…

When I move to college, I realize that I only need a bike, so I sell my truck and gain $10,000 to invest where I want I decide to put $3,000 in a Traditional Bank account, $3,000 in a Treasury Bond, and $4,000 in Stocks. I made sure to diversify my investments between high and low risk investments so that I am able to balance out my chances of getting a positive return on my investments. I chose to put $3,000 in a Traditional Savings Account because this is a low risk account that I can access…

The NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, and the board of governors opened the formal expansion process, and began accepting applications in July, 2015. The NHL has been reviewing applications, and Lax Vegas has emerged as the top candidate for expansion, in part due to favorable resident income, and localized demographics. NHL interest is high for expansion in the city especially due to fact it is one the largest U.S. metropolitan areas without a professional sports team. If the NHL was able to break…

Depreciation Adjustments The Internal Revenue Service of the United States allows companies to take advantage of bonus depreciation and section 179 depreciation. Bonus depreciation accelerates depreciation on qualifying property in the first years of service to maximize savings for a business. The percentage of bonus depreciation has fluctuated over the years since its creation in 2002; however, the next four years have been determined through the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act…

Credit scores are used by lenders and creditors to determine whether or not to extend a loan to a consumer and at what terms. The score is a three digit number that is an indication of the consumer's likelihood to pay bills on time. The credit score is maintained and administered by the three credit bureaus,Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. These bureaus use the information reported to them by creditors and lenders to calculate credit scores. When a score is calculated, several key points are…

population, “[i]ncreasing saving and investment rates”, enhancing the quality of life, and protecting the environment as a result of the decrease in consumption (Zuo, Xiaoping). Shortly after the policy was introduced inconsistencies in China’s sex ratios, mostly in the north and south of the country and specifically in rural areas, suggested human intervention. Couples were entitled to have only one child, so they wanted to make sure this child was a male leading to the massive killing of baby…

THE SINE FUNCTION (SIN) Sine function is an odd function. Trigonometric Ratios in a Triangle Definition of sinα in a Triangle is the following statement: For any acute angle α, we draw a right triangle that includes α. The sine of α, abbreviated sin α, is the ratio of the length of the opposite this angle to the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle. If we simplify we get a formula which says: It is shown in a diagram below. We can see immediately that this definition has a weak point. It…

that most of us have had previously experience with, as well as being introduced to new subjects. Two subjects that really jumped out at me were the risk ratio and all the positive changes we can make as teachers. Both of these subjects are not new material, but the textbook did enlighten me and hopefully other’s views on the subjects. The risk ratio was a huge problem in my hometown of El Paso, Texas. We had a lot of immigrant students coming from across the border of Mexico. The city…