Oct 19, 2015 09:45
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English to Chinese
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
we must have positive jaws because if we’re backing off the cost efficiency target from 48% to 52% and we’re saying it’s mid 50%s, if we’re delivering positive jaws, we’re saying the cost efficiency ratio is trending down. That’s the output of positive jaws, i.e. your revenues are growing faster than your costs are growing.
I understand what positive jaws mean, but I can't figure out the whole sentence. Why is the cost efficiency ratio trending down, when it's raised from 48% to 52%. Thanks!
I understand what positive jaws mean, but I can't figure out the whole sentence. Why is the cost efficiency ratio trending down, when it's raised from 48% to 52%. Thanks!
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Karen Zeng
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English term (edited):
48% to 52%与trending down不相干，因为是不同句子中的内容
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if we’re backing off the cost efficiency target from 48% to 52% and we’re saying it’s mid 50%s, if we’re delivering positive jaws, we’re saying the cost efficiency ratio is trending down.
原句写得不规范，实际应是：
if we’re backing off the cost efficiency target from 48% to 52%, we’re saying it’s mid 50%s; if we’re delivering positive jaws, we’re saying the cost efficiency ratio is trending down.
又有：
cost efficientcy ratio = expenses / revenue;
jaws ratio = income growth rate - expense growth rate;
所以，cost efficiency ratio如果升高，则jaws ratio为负；如果jaws ratio变为正，则表示cost efficiency ratio降低。
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Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2015-10-21 22:43:53 GMT) Post-grading
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更正下，cost efficiency ratio如果升高，则jaws ratio未必为负，也可能是由一个较大的正数变为较小的正数。
原句写得不规范，实际应是：
if we’re backing off the cost efficiency target from 48% to 52%, we’re saying it’s mid 50%s; if we’re delivering positive jaws, we’re saying the cost efficiency ratio is trending down.
又有：
cost efficientcy ratio = expenses / revenue;
jaws ratio = income growth rate - expense growth rate;
所以，cost efficiency ratio如果升高，则jaws ratio为负；如果jaws ratio变为正，则表示cost efficiency ratio降低。
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Note added at 2 days12 hrs (2015-10-21 22:43:53 GMT) Post-grading
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更正下，cost efficiency ratio如果升高，则jaws ratio未必为负，也可能是由一个较大的正数变为较小的正数。
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Comment: "Thx"
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The answer is in the last sentence
Hi Hanjing, I think the cost efficiency ratio depends on two factors: the cost efficiency and the revenue (cost efficiency ÷ revenue). As the last sentence explains, if the revenue grows faster than the cost efficiency, the ratios would decrease.
Wikipedia: The efficiency ratio, a ratio that typically applies to banks, in simple terms is defined as expenses as a percentage of revenue (expenses / revenue), with a few variations. A lower percentage is better since that means expenses are low and earnings are high. It relates to operating leverage, which measures the ratio between fixed costs and variable costs.
Wikipedia: The efficiency ratio, a ratio that typically applies to banks, in simple terms is defined as expenses as a percentage of revenue (expenses / revenue), with a few variations. A lower percentage is better since that means expenses are low and earnings are high. It relates to operating leverage, which measures the ratio between fixed costs and variable costs.
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David