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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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Pro basketball outfits have the highest value-to-revenue ratios in major-league sports.
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Melvin Backman, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
The market isn’t particularly compelling; despite the 3% drawdown, valuations—looking at traditional measures such as trailing and forward P/E ratios—remain elevated.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
This is highly conservative (given the long-term uptrend in its EV-to-EBITDA ratios) but accounts for the LHX NeXt initiative and slower revenue growth in a time of potential diplomacy over aggression.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Both offer casino-like payouts, typically 80% or more of revenues, whereas legitimate promotional sweepstakes normally have very low prize to entrant ratios.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
While the company has historically traded at negative or triple-digit price-to-earnings ratios, its valuation metrics are improving.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
These lower snowfall ratios could produce a wetter and heavier snow load than the more recent lighter and fluffier snow events.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the efficiency is on par with some manual transmissions, while offering the ability to smoothly adjust gear ratios from zero all the way up to overdrive, whether the wheels and/or crank are turning or not.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
But that’s not enough for the ordinary bank, which also requires compliance with debt-to-income ratios and capital investments like down payments.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
Melvin Backman, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2024
The market isn’t particularly compelling; despite the 3% drawdown, valuations—looking at traditional measures such as trailing and forward P/E ratios—remain elevated.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
This is highly conservative (given the long-term uptrend in its EV-to-EBITDA ratios) but accounts for the LHX NeXt initiative and slower revenue growth in a time of potential diplomacy over aggression.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Both offer casino-like payouts, typically 80% or more of revenues, whereas legitimate promotional sweepstakes normally have very low prize to entrant ratios.
—Daniel Wallach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
While the company has historically traded at negative or triple-digit price-to-earnings ratios, its valuation metrics are improving.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
These lower snowfall ratios could produce a wetter and heavier snow load than the more recent lighter and fluffier snow events.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Indeed, the efficiency is on par with some manual transmissions, while offering the ability to smoothly adjust gear ratios from zero all the way up to overdrive, whether the wheels and/or crank are turning or not.
—New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2024
But that’s not enough for the ordinary bank, which also requires compliance with debt-to-income ratios and capital investments like down payments.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Ratios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratios. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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