Sentences with phrase «as top line»

By prioritizing saving as a top line item in your budget you guarantee that a specific amount builds so it can earn interest and grow — whether it's for short - term needs, a retirement fund or some other large goal or purchase.

An rationale for the P / S ratio is that sales, as the top line in an income statement, are generally less subject to distortion or manipulation than other fundamentals such as EPS or book value.

Management can continue to pay themselves handsome wages as top line expansion continues to reinforce the market excitement about the company's underlying «growth» story.

«Infrastructure companies are ideal, as their top line often grows as their bottom line remains stable,» says Tepner.

India's biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki is likely to post double - digit growth in bottom line as well as top line for the March quarter.

Much of the record growth in corporate EPS has been driven by lower interest expense, lower commodity prices and share buybacks as top line growth has been sub-par.

Christopher Rolland of Susquehanna Financial Group says Marvell's quarterly report showed management looks at the bottom line as much as the top line.

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There's a similar smartphone threat as cheaper Google Android phones have overtaken the lower - end of the mobile market and the top - of - the - line models have proven to be real iPhone rivals.

J.P. Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo announced quarterly results that beat expectations on both top and bottom lines on Friday, but still saw their shares slip as the strong performance had already been priced in.

As an example, let's cover the features of one of Steve Cain's top - of - the - line vacuums.

«The opportunity to grow internationally on the top - line remains robust as Under Armour's peers in the athletic space continue to produce outsized growth,» he writes.

That could add as much as $ 2 billion a year to Alibaba's top line.

As business owners, we are always thinking about ways to gain an edge, to grow our top and bottom lines and keep the new business pipeline robust and healthy.

If a top - of - the - line product or service doesn't work as I had hoped, I often think, «At that price I really expected something better.»

You might as well just close your eyes when you shift into reverse or change lanes in any direction; the windshield is so slanted that, even when peering forward, the view is impeded by the top line of the glass.

Sure, they're more complex, and in some ways more expensive, but as we adapt to the new world, we're actually seeing better results, both on the top line and bottom line.

«Fiscal 2018 was a record year for Xilinx with revenues of $ 2.5 billion as we realized 8 % annual growth driven by broad - based strength across multiple markets, reflecting our concerted efforts to accelerate top line growth,» said Victor Peng, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Despite these reservations, the merger was enticing to George, as a way to add to Medtronic's top - line revenues.

The note, full of Buffett's famous folk wisdom, also gave hints as to who may be next in line to take over the top leadership role if Buffett were to pass away or step down.

But with respect to Kraft, I will tell you that as I see it today, there remains plenty of opportunity to... take off, costs out without jeopardizing in any way our top line opportunity.»

The top line of the T is a general skill set that gives an employee a broad range of understanding and capabilities, such as general marketing skills.

Nike's pro forma surely doesn't account for the impact of the Pro Hijab sales as anything more than marginal against its $ 34 billion top line.

It's not where our big bets are as a company for pursuing digital transformation — the basic areas where we're focused, either on driving top - line revenue or reducing bottom - line cost — we don't see Microsoft enabling that.»»

«It was clear they wanted to grow top line as much as possible at whatever cost,» said Chvala.

But some outsiders are concerned that may not be as relevant in an era when millennials are enthralled more by value than by top - of - the - line science, by sustainability as much as performance.

That way of thinking has evolved to outsourcing to maximize top - line metrics such as revenue.

Microsoft's latest Surface Book became available to pre-order on Nov. 9, and some reviewers who've already taken it for a test run hail it as a «top - of - the - line powerhouse,» with a 13.5 - inch or 15 - inch display, dual - core and available quad - core processors, exceptional battery life of up to 17 hours, and NVIDIA graphics performance, all on the Windows 10 Pro operating system.

In past years, it began investing heavily to branch out from its online retail roots, delving into Hollywood - style content production as well as developing a line of tablets, smartphones and set - top boxes to accelerate the sale of digital content.

Pre-planned spending in social, not as much, unless you're trying to build up your top line followers.

As an authorized dealer for many top - of - the - line garage door companies and garage door openers with the latest Wi - Fi technology, we give you all the tools necessary to effectively and efficiently operate your business.

She's most known for her work in the Project Runway franchise, as host of Next Top Model, as a Victoria's Secret model, Dannon spokesperson and the New Balance line HKNB.

As reported previously, Amarin expects to announce top - line results of this important study before the end of Q3 2018.

A forward once simply classified as «second line» can now be 50 % top line, 30 % second line, 15 % defensive and 5 % physical — just as a person can be two - parts sunny optimist and one - part dire pessimist.

After heading to Asia for year - end client meetings, Levkovich wrote: «A 10 % total return in the next 13 - 14 months was perceived as being too conservative by many even as our year - end target is in line with mean and median top - down forecasts... Interestingly, several clients suggested that our outlook was far below the bullishness expressed by other even when our numbers are pretty much well within the Street's consensus.»

The crossover would add to Mercedes's growing line of lucrative top - end vehicles, such as this year's gas - guzzling AMG GT four - door coupe, as the world's biggest luxury - car maker seeks revenue to finance its expensive shift to battery technology.

It costs a mere $ 330, and it offers nearly all of the same high - end specs and features as the top - of - the - line iPad Pros.

The drop was sparked by Tuesday night's second - quarter report, which beat Wall Street's earnings targets (as usual) but also delivered a rare miss against top - line revenue estimates.

New menu items will consistently be a welcomed addition, such as the Garlic White Cheddar Burger, Pico Guacamole Burger, Sweet BBQ Burger, and the Artisan Grilled Chicken line, but I don't believe they put this company over the top and actually drive a full percentage point difference in LFLs.

As it stood Friday, the first wave of first - quarter reports from banks saw respectable beats against the top and bottom lines.

The adjusted tally beat consensus expectations by a few pennies, but this appeared to be largely overshadowed by a sizable top - line miss, as shares of PFE are trading modestly lower on the release.

Beating both top and bottom line expectations, as it has done for six consecutive quarters, should prove an effective catalyst to send shares higher.

«As we enter 2016, we expect continued positive top - line momentum across all segments,» said Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook, who took the helm last year.

As for expenses, selling and marketing delevered primarily due to top line impacts from our accelerated instant booking rollout an increased investment in our other segment businesses.

We know a lot from various kinds of evidence: a) the experience of the real estate sector, where recent studies by Macdonald Realty and Re / Max have confirmed the dominance of foreign buyers at the top end of the market especially, as stated for years by individual realtors (accounts often denigrated as «anecdotal»); b) there is the digging of several investigative journalists, and most notably by Ian Young of the South China Morning Post who has boldly and effectively raised issues native journalists have sometimes shied from; c) academic work, including the books by Katharyne Mitchell (2004) Beyond the Neoliberal Line and David Ley Millionaire Migrants (2011).

We find that year - over-year growth in ECRI's Weekly Leading Index (WLI) remains in a cyclical downturn (top line in chart) and, as of early March, is near its worst reading since July 2009.

Close to 50 percent of JETS is invested in the four largest carriers in the U.S., with Delta Air Lines taking the top weighting at over 12 percent as of April 16.

I used my trusty Semogue boar and whipped up a amazing lather as I expected as all DR Harris products are top of the line the Ferrari of the shaving soap world.

Clearly, the strong U.S. dollar is affecting many American corporations these days as exchange rates impact top line revenue.

However, van Houten said on a call with the media that Philips» results would be barely affected as the business's revenue — at around 300 million euros a year - was small in the context of the group's top line of 24.5 billion euros for 2016.

«Bitcoin price staged a strong rally to break past the short - term channel top and aim for the longer - term resistance... Buyers are taking control of bitcoin price action... Moving averages are in line with the 4 - hour bullish channel support at $ 610, adding to its strength as a floor.