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the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one
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The filing also details various financial agreements and notes to the financial statements, including information on securities, loans, and regulatory capital ratios.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Industries including consumer goods and renewable energy are displaying inflated P/E ratios right now.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Examine your holdings' P/E ratios and run them against historical averages.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
For example, generative AI can generate practice problems in an accounting course based on a student's understanding of financial ratios, adjusting the difficulty as proficiency grows.
—Beata M. Jones, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Sticking to the amount of calories and macronutrient (carbohydrates, protein, and fat) ratios is important to help reach the fasting state and reap the benefits of fasting.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Back in the spring of 2024, Asheville had one of the country’s highest move-in to move-out ratios.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
As far as global equities, Siegel noted that many major indexes outside of the United States offer far more appealing price to earnings ratios.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile the governments of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen moved to ease homebuying restrictions by non-local buyers and lowered the minimum down-payment ratios.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Industries including consumer goods and renewable energy are displaying inflated P/E ratios right now.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Examine your holdings' P/E ratios and run them against historical averages.
—Jim Osman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
For example, generative AI can generate practice problems in an accounting course based on a student's understanding of financial ratios, adjusting the difficulty as proficiency grows.
—Beata M. Jones, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Sticking to the amount of calories and macronutrient (carbohydrates, protein, and fat) ratios is important to help reach the fasting state and reap the benefits of fasting.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Back in the spring of 2024, Asheville had one of the country’s highest move-in to move-out ratios.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
As far as global equities, Siegel noted that many major indexes outside of the United States offer far more appealing price to earnings ratios.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile the governments of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen moved to ease homebuying restrictions by non-local buyers and lowered the minimum down-payment ratios.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Ratios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratios. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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