Sentence examples for lower the leverage from inspiring English sources

The lower the leverage of issuing firms is relative to the target, the worse their after-issuance returns are, consistent with higher market timing incentives compared to other issuers.

Lower the leverage, separate the banks, make sure the derivatives are no longer in the shadows and we'll have a much healthier financial system.

When funding with a mix of debt and equity, the lower the leverage, the lower the riskiness of equity per dollar invested, and therefore the lower the return investors require as compensation for bearing the equity risk.

One factor that has raised shareholder equity this year — and lowered the leverage ratios — is that Lehman was able to report $2.4 billion in pretax "profits" because the market value of its debt has fallen.

Until recently, the New York private equity firm was widely respected for its deal-making prowess and often succeeded in lowering the leverage in its funds by quickly flipping some of the assets it acquired at a profit.

If you have to borrow money to buy the car, then separate the search for the best purchase price from the search for the best financing deal, as this will make comparison shopping much easier (if the dealer is offering subsidized financing, then use this as negotiating leverage to lower the purchase price in lieu of the subsidized financing).

If you are able to maintain a clean credit record, insurance companies will view you as minimal risk and therefore reward you with lower insurance rate and the leverage to get discounts on your insurance premium.

The lower leverage value for temperate forests indicates that risk reduction in these regions is more difficult to achieve than in the northern savanna area.

But given the collapse of financial stocks and the new reality of lower leverage ratios and the lower returns associated with them, being associated with a big publicly traded firms isn't as desirable as it once was.

However, a more consolidated financial sector with lower leverage, lower default rates and a revival of domestic demand should support recovery in 2010, albeit one characterized by below-potential growth.

Wall Street has been watching subscriber fees closely since Comcast acquired AT&T Broadband last November, along with the leverage to seek lower programming fees.