15 Best Investing Metrics and Ratios List. Must have Investing Ratios for Any Value Investor What are the best investing metrics What are the best investing metrics | Flickr: Hades2K Here are the best investing metrics and ratios that I refer to quite often in my stock analysis and stock valuations.
It’s more than 15 since I grouped a few but who’s counting. I’ve also left out all but a few single line financial statement items such as inventory or long term debt. So here are my favorite ratios which have helped me screen investments one after the other throughout the years. 1. “Price is what you pay, value is what you get.” Always with a healthy margin of safety. 2. Tangible book value is a great way to view the asset value of the company at it’s face value. Net Net Working Capital. 3. Growth rate over a rolling 5 year or 10 year history using the median. 4. A way to determine how much cash a company can make off every dollar it invests into its operations. Rhodium Group » Chinese FDI in the United States: Q2 2011 Update. Chinese FDI in the United States: Q2 2011 Update by Thilo Hanemann | August 23, 2011 In Q2 2011 Chinese firms spent 2.06 billion on 13 greenfield projects and 5 acquisitions in the United States, making it the second largest quarter on record in value terms.
The strong second quarter boosted total Chinese FDI expenses in the U.S. in the first six months of 2011 to $3.27 billion, split between $573 million for 20 greenfield projects and $2.7 billion for 11 acquisitions. Chinese investors continue to target a wide range of industries: In Q2, we recorded deals in power generation, aviation, information technology, consumer electronics, telecommunications, transportation, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Chinese investments to create biggest private CHP plant in Moscow. Chinese investments are to help reduce electricity costs in Moscow.
Construction of the first big privately-owned utility supplying electricity to the northeastern and central parts of the city is expected to commence with support from Chinese investors in late 2012. Moscow is among the most promising Russian regions in terms of electricity industry development. A Review of the Hot Hydro Market in Latin America. Chinese bank to back Kariba hydropower expansion to 1 300 MW.
By: Barnabas Thondhlana China’s Export & Import Bank (Eximbank) is to pro vide an estimated $400-million for the expansion of the generation capacity at Zimbabwe’s Kariba hydropower station from 1 000 MW to 1 300 MW.
In May, the Zimbabwe government signed a memo-randum of understanding with Eximbank for the financing of the project. Release of Funds Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority CEO Ben Rafemoyo says Eximbank will release the funds to Sino Hydro, the com-pany contracted to undertake the project. “Within six months, all issues relating to the agreement with Sino Hydro will be completed.
“Their offer letter will give us an indication of how much is needed but we are working on a $400-million budget,” Rafemoyo says. Chinese bank agrees to wind power deal. Chinese bank offers to fund Israeli solar energy projects. The China Development Bank is offering to finance Israeli solar energy projects, the first time that a foreign bank has expressed an interest in the sector.
The bank is offering to finance mid-sized and large projects of 1-50 megawatts. The government-owned China Development Bank is one of the world's top 50 banks, and received an Aa3 rating by Moody's in May 2011. Its financing could help struggling ventures to secure financing, which is a condition for obtaining an electricity production license. The Public Utilities Authority (Electricity) requires a venture to sign a financing agreement within 90 days of receiving a rates commitment, and a venture that fails to meet this condition risks losing its electricity production quota.
Chinese banks may be asked to guarantee power equipment. The government is considering placing curbs on power companies seeking finance from Chinese banks to fund the import of Chinese power equipment.
The move is being contemplated to prevent India's energy sources from being controlled by Chinese hands, the head of a leading domestic institutional lender said. "This is intended to limit the access of Chinese funds for Indian power producers," S K Goel, chairman, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited, a government-owned institution set up in April 2006, said. Power players sought out Chinese lenders after Indian banks were averse to fund projects based on cheap Chinese equipment. The concern stems from the possibility of an Indian power plant getting mortgaged to Chinese banks, he added. Some other companies including Moser Baer, Adani Power, Lanco Infratech and SRM Energy are in various stages of negotiations with Chinese power equipment manufacturers. Please read our terms of use before posting comments. Zambia eyes Chinese funds for power plant. Felix Mutati, Zambia's trade minister, said he was hopeful of finalizing Chinese funding for a new $1.5 billion power station in the southern African country.
The leading Zambian politician spoke following talks in Beijing with senior figures from Sinohydro Corporation. It was revealed last month that the Chinese State-owned company is set to be part of a joint venture with Zesco Corporation, Zambia's leading power utility, to build the new 600-megawatt Kafue Gorge Lower power plant. "There are a lot of things that still need to be done. We need to decide on the policy and legal framework," Mutati said. From power-hungry to power for the people? Chinese bank to invest $1 bln in Zambia power plant.