Very simply,
they are high quality businesses that can grow their intrinsic value at high rates of return over long periods of time.
These are businesses that have been identified as
being high quality businesses that are competitively valued.
Each one of these stocks has paid higher dividends every year for at least 25 years,
each is a high quality business, each has a large moat, and each has proven itself through multiple business cycles, not only maintaining the dividend but even increasing them during recessions.
CN
is a high quality business with a strong economic moat.
As such, I decided to put more cash to work into what I believe
is a high quality business trading for an attractive price on a long - term basis.
AFLAC
is a high quality business with a long history of rewarding shareholders.
He made a lot of money in certain shorter term investments, but even the cheap stuff like the insurance company he bought for a P / E of less than 1
were higher quality businesses with a history of profits.
To Buffett, this would
be a higher quality business than another that delivered a lesser yield or showed deteriorating, or inconsistent, returns on capital.
«With over 90 patents and a 21 % global market share in granite kitchen sinks, SCHOCK
is a high quality business and a true innovation leader within its niche.
Not exact matches
And then (perhaps more commonly) there
are more complex cases, in which lack of
business skill (say, at providing
high -
quality service) results in a desire by some employees to engage in compensatory wrongdoing, and that wrongdoing
is made easier by ongoing incompetent accounting.
By focusing on the end user experience, Amazon will progressively weed out those companies that previously have
been able to compete head - to - head with
higher quality businesses and
higher -
quality products.
Our Small
Businesses Do it Better shirts
are high quality with the «Small
Businesses Do it Better» slogan on the front and a small Ovaleye icon on the back.
The census
was a key source of affordable,
high -
quality market data for thousands of
businesses.
«We believe it critical for a listing exchange to ensure a
high -
quality displayed quote to reduce the cost of capital and share price volatility for its issuers, and in the absence of broader market structure reform, exchange - paid quoting incentives
are a necessary mechanism in a highly fragmented US marketplace to support liquidity for listed companies,» Cunningham said in a letter to clients emailed to
Business Insider.
For example, if everyone around you described your
business with the words «excellence,
quality, wonderful customer service,
high integrity, great people, best products, speedy follow - up» and so on, would this
be helpful to you?
If you
're on track to
be more than a mom - and - pop shop, it
's essential to have a
high -
quality, accountable financial platform to effectively monitor the health of an organization, fuel
business decisions and open your company up to growth capital.
It
was through networking with other
business professional that allowed him to launch Simply Bridal which offers
higher quality gowns at deeply discounted prices, raising the bar
high for online and offline shopping.
With its relatively low cost of living and
high quality of life, Colorado's capital city
is fast becoming a small
business hub.
Add to this that English
is the official language,
business laws
are based on British laws with protections for investors, and the lower cost of living and you can enjoy a
high quality of life for much less.
As long as you offer
high quality products and provide great customer service, you can
be assured that your
business will go a long way.
«We source long, fine cashmere from inner Mongolia and work with a sweater - only factory that has
been in the
business for over 16 years and offers very
high -
quality production.»
Eventually he came across Zoom, a Santa Clara, Calif. - based company whose mission
is to bring affordable,
high -
quality, full - featured video meetings to small and midsize
businesses and nonprofits.
In a situation which seems alien to the world of
business, SAAS companies
are effectively competing to see who can provide the most
high -
quality and relevant material to their users for free, and with very little chance of direct ROI in the immediate future.
Second, as Harvard
Business Review
's Eric Lowett points out, there
's a subtle undertone to Patagonia
's reuse effort that tells customers its products
are high -
quality — think: they
're so durable, they
're reusable.
Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told
Business Insider that while consumers in states
were marijuana
was legal
were probably used to a
high -
quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower -
quality marijuana to states where the drug
is still illegal.
We will continue to make
high -
quality food with the same standards of excellence and operate with the same values and fresh ingredients that have helped the
business to become the premium brands they
are today.»
Additionally, the survey explained that although companies believe Windows 10
is high -
quality software, internal
business software compatibility «remain (
s) as large barriers to Windows 10 deployment.»
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners
are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product
quality for this
business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in
higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we
are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new
business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and
businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our
business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we
are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power
business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and
quality; the risk we may
be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency
business growth & innovation manager David Jones said outside of the 97 people shortlisted, the longer list of
high -
quality tech talent willing to come to New Zealand
was a «valuable resource» for the city.
So, to obtain coverage for your
business and its products or services, you need to deliver
high -
quality stories to the right journalists and to
be efficient in your communications.
«If we
are not tied for first, then the person who
is in first, or the entity that
's in first, then rolls out a ride - sharing network that
is far cheaper or far
higher -
quality than Uber
's, then Uber
is no longer a thing,» Kalanick told
Business Insider in August 2016.
The Oliberté product
is eco-friendly, and the company's
business practices
are ethical: The
high -
quality kicks
are made with all - natural crepe rubber tapped straight from trees, with 100 % pure leather from free - range, hormone - free goats, sheep, and cows.
Each day our team
is creating
quality on - line news, publishing a
high quality newspaper, putting together major events, compiling a rich database on WA industry and talking to
business at every level.
Today, she
's at the same institution with a different role — she transitioned from the
business - operations team on the academic side of things to
being a
quality specialist on the hospital side — and receiving a much
higher annual salary: $ 72,000.
Jake Bronstein, CEO of Flint & Tinder, explains how his dismay with low -
quality underwear led him to produce a
high - end brand, which
is made in America and becoming a multimillion - dollar
business.
«We had faith that an investment in
quality was a good
business decision,» says Bankoff, referring to Vox's mission to explore people's passion points and engage in «
high -
quality» storytelling.
Across the town, small -
business owners and their families benefit from a
high quality of life; in 2009, Holland
was designated the second - happiest city in America, according to a Gallup poll.
We
're increasing enrollment in
high -
quality early education, raising standards in our public schools as a leader in implementing the Common Core curriculum and working with the
business community on STEM programs that
are relevant to the job market.
Because our
business has always
been relatively healthy, we've
been able to provide coverage that meets or exceeds these requirements, but I empathize with employers whose profit margins don't easily afford the provision of
high -
quality coverage.
Business in Canada (BiC)
was founded in 2013 with a mission to produce
high -
quality and market - centric Canadian content to raise the profile, perception, and understanding of Canadian
businesses and the economy both domestically and abroad.
Whether it
's getting more customers to your store, more downloads on your app, increased sales on your ecommerce site or
higher quality leads, Facebook has the tools to help you achieve and measure real
business results.
It expects
businesses to consistently publish
high quality content, which will
be rewarded with
high rankings on search engine results pages (SERPs).
As former executive director Mark Knudsen explains, «Our target
is to have 15
high -
quality businesses at the end of three years.»
If a
high -
quality lead for your
business means you need a name, email address, phone number and a few other specific pieces of information, then don't
be afraid to require it.
His deep - value philosophy can
be boiled down to four points: he
's looking for
high -
quality stocks that protect against the downside; he wants
businesses where short - term issues have caused investors to abandon the company; he wants to wait until valuations
are «out - of - this - world» cheap, and he tries not to pay attention to macro issues like eurozone debt or Chinese growth.
There
are a lot of reasons an entrepreneur might like Buenos Aires: A low cost of living, a
high quality of life, accessible transportation and a relatively low cost of doing
business.
If you
are trying to generate a lead for your
business then you need to worry about collecting the information that will create a
high -
quality lead rather than worrying about how many form fields you have.
«They'd constantly re-engineered products so they
were very
high quality and had a great reputation, but the
business needed to move forward.»
Buffett's partner, Charlie Munger revealed that See's
was the first
high -
quality business that Berkshire Hathaway ever bought.
The Media Insight Project
is a collaboration of the American Press Institute and the AP ‑ NORC Center for Public Affairs Research with the objective of conducting
high ‑
quality, innovative research meant to inform the news industry and the public about various important issues facing journalism and the news
business.