hurdle rate

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hurdle
noun
uk
/ˈhɜː.dəl/us
/ˈhɝː.dəl/
a frame or fence for jumping over in ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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Lower interest rates are also highly desirable because they lower thehurdlerateof return when investment decisions are being made and so encourage investment.
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We applied a safety check to ascertain that a lowerhurdlerateof return would be achieved if oil prices were low.
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It is susceptible to manipulation by managers with a short term focus, or by manipulating thehurdlerateused to evaluate divisions.
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All shares are subject to a 5%hurdleratethere is no incentive fee charged on the first 5% of returns.
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A soft hurdle means the performance fee is calculated on all the fund's returns if thehurdlerateis cleared.
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A hard hurdle is calculated only on returns above thehurdlerate.
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Thehurdlerateis frequently used as synonym of cutoff rate, benchmark and cost of capital.
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Thehurdlerateis the minimum acceptable return on an investment i.e., the project appropriate discount rate.
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Thehurdlerateis usually determined by evaluating existing opportunities in operations expansion, rate of return for investments, and other factors deemed relevant by management.
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The customaryhurdleratein private equity is 78% per annum.
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Thus, identifying the proper discount rate often termed, the projecthurdlerateis critical to choosing good projects and investments for the firm.
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Thehurdlerateshould reflect the riskiness of the investment, typically measured by volatility of cash flows, and must take into account the project-relevant financing mix.
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A common method for evaluating ahurdlerateis to apply the discounted cash flow method to the project, which is used in net present value models.
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Thehurdlerateis the total cost of capital for the corporation calculated by a mix of cost of debt financing plus investors expected return on equity investments.
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Whatever it is, it turns out that we fix extremely high hurdle rates with very short pay-off periods.
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But in the middle, the small to medium-sized industries which are involved in the regular production and export business face rather high hurdle rates.
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All companies have their own hurdle rates of return and other criteria for investment.
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As a result, many investment projects that managers are allowing through the net because they pass the hurdle rates will fail.
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