The phrase "asset is higher" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are comparing the value or quantity of an asset to another asset or a benchmark.
Example: "In this quarter, the asset is higher than it was last year, indicating growth in our investments."
Alternatives: "asset exceeds" or "asset surpasses".
REUTERS Citigroup Records a Higher Value for Brokerage Stake | Citigroup, which is selling pieces of its stake in the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney brokerage, said in a regulatory filing that the fair value of the asset was higher than the $10 billion recorded on its balance sheet, Bloomberg News reports.
Its target of a 1.25-1.5% return on assets is higher than many banks enjoyed even before the crisis and the profit-sapping regulatory reforms it spawned.
Because a derivative is set up to offset risk, its value, measured by the underlying assets, is higher than the amount of money at stake, and Mr. Greenspan suggested that some concerns about the use of derivatives were overdone.
Cash as a percentage of assets is higher for tech than for any other group, and tech's debt/equity ratio is lower than for any other sector.
FleetBoston's nonperforming assets are higher than those of most large banks.
Assets were higher from a year earlier by State Street's acquisition of Bank of Ireland's investment management business in January.
Dimon's pay as head of the biggest U.S. bank by assets was higher than that of chiefs of the other three banks which have more $1 trillion in assets.
If parent income and assets are high enough, the student will not qualify for the Pell Grant.
That seems too low, given the natural match between the long-term liabilities of such investors and the long-term cash flows that come from these projects.Better yet, returns from debt secured against real assets are high relative to similarly rated corporate or sovereign bonds.
The value of non-livestock assets was highest in Ethiopia ($883) and lowest in Tanzania ($152).
