Local Rates Are

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Local rates are:

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Definitions:

Consolidated Earnings Per Share

A calculation of the earnings per share of a parent company and its subsidiaries, providing a measure of the combined profitability on a per-share basis.

Convertible Securities

Convertible securities are financial instruments, like bonds or preferred stocks, that can be converted into a predetermined number of the issuer's equity shares.

Subsidiary

A company that is completely or partly owned and partly or wholly controlled by another company, known as the parent company.

Intra-Entity Transfers

Transactions involving the exchange of goods or services between divisions within the same parent company.