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Regulatory dependencies: what it means and how to read it
How many rules can directly change this company's earnings: price caps, tariffs, commission limits, capital requirements and the like.
What is Regulatory dependencies?
How many rules can directly change this company's earnings: price caps, tariffs, commission limits, capital requirements and the like.
A worked example
A power distributor whose tariffs are set by a state commission, with rules on capital and on what it may pass on to customers, would count 3 or more.
Why does Regulatory dependencies matter?
Each one is a way a government or regulator decision could hit profits.
How do you read Regulatory dependencies?
More dependencies means more policy risk. Utilities, banks and insurers usually score high.
Lower is usually better.