It varies company
by company and industry by industry and shareholders aren't always in the best position to understand all of that and then create decisions or create the pressure for certain decisions.»
Respondents» comments vary
by company and industry, but overall are mostly positive about business conditions.»
Not exact matches
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With the help of two management teams that are joined together
by HR
and Accounting, I am running two
companies that on the surface have vastly different value propositions in two different
industries with offices in three cities.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements
and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business
and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution,
and profitability of new
and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new
and maturing commercial, business aircraft,
and military development programs,
and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate
and manage performance, cost,
and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures
and the potential for additional forward losses on new
and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate,
and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand
and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market
and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the
industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S.
and globally
and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success
and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco,
and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing
and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing
and Airbus,
and other customers,
and the risk of nonpayment
by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's
and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders
by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets
and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers
and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws
and U.S.
and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
and the United Kingdom Bribery Act,
and environmental laws
and agency regulations, both in the U.S.
and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts
and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017,
and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto,
and the
Company's ability to accurately calculate
and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost
and availability of raw materials
and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit
and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees
and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending
by the U.S.
and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows
and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on,
and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims,
and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability
and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage
and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business
and generate synergies
and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships
and other business disruptions for ourselves
and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws,
and domestic
and foreign government policies;
and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
And, if approved by the companies» boards and federal regulators, the corporate marriage has the potential transform the way the health industry does business and how millions of Americans receive their medical ca
And, if approved
by the
companies» boards
and federal regulators, the corporate marriage has the potential transform the way the health industry does business and how millions of Americans receive their medical ca
and federal regulators, the corporate marriage has the potential transform the way the health
industry does business
and how millions of Americans receive their medical ca
and how millions of Americans receive their medical care.
The
Company considers EBITDA to be an important measure used to evaluate operating performance,
and the measure is frequently used
by securities analysts, investors
and other interested parties in the evaluation of
companies in the
industry, but this figure should not be considered in isolation.
The 500
companies listed here vary dramatically
by region,
industry and size, but they have one thing in common: They're in serious growth mode at a time when most businesses decidedly are not.
Canada's Big Six banks themselves are less likely to feel the need to innovate, insulated as they are against the competitive agitation of fintech
companies by their market position
and regulatory balustrade,
and cognizant that Canada's venture capitalism
industry — usually the fuel for fintech — is far less fulsome than America's.
By the time the dust settles, the model
and the
companies that lead that
industry will likely be radically different than what we see today.
But for several years,
companies in southern Louisiana, where his business is located, have suffered along with the oil
industry, which is affected
by changes in global oil supplies
and technologies like fracking.
There's a new form of crowdfunding being led
by companies such as GrowthFountain that has been made possible
by changes in investment rules that the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC)
and the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) enacted in May 2016.
For almost two decades he'd worked in the lawn - care
industry, first for a
company bought out
by TruGreen,
and later with his own business, Lawn Dawg, which grew to seven branches that maintained 25,000 lawns throughout his home base of New Hampshire.
BKEG was acquired in 2003
by New Wave Entertainment, a producer of marketing solutions
and trailers for the movie
industry that's owned
by Paul Apel, who started as an editor at the
company and worked his way up to owner
and CEO, a spot he's had for 23 years.
Hong Kong unveiled plans last year to encourage biotech
companies to list in the city
by loosening listing rules to much fanfare from the financial
industry and investors.
Your
company can build lasting customer relationships
by emphasizing your knowledge
and «authority» in your
industry.
The
company's argument for making purchases is that its global reach
and strong management — widely recognized
by the
industry and Wall Street analysts alike — would optimize the performance of smaller brands while complementing Coach's offerings.
Laloux said that he finds the situation at Zappos to be especially interesting, because while he's studied some very successful self - managed
companies around the world
and across varied
industries, there's never been an attempt
by a
company as large as Zappos at making a transition to becoming one.
Of 12 major, large - cap biopharmaceutical
companies examined
by Deloitte, the
industry appears to be homing in on cancer therapies —
and for a good economic reason.
I bet that someday I'll come across a big customer problem that's not being solved or well served
by the
industry, come up with an innovative solution,
and start my own
company.
SunPower has argued that its premium - priced panels, which are among the most efficient in the
industry at transforming sunlight into electricity, should receive an exemption from the tariffs because their unique technology can not be compared with that of more conventional models, including those made
by the
companies that sought the tariffs, Suniva
and SolarWorld.
Perth - based data management
company Tape Ark has completed a world first for the oil
and gas exploration
industry by demonstrating real - time seismic data acquisition using cloud storage rather than traditional tapes.
Being relatively new to the
industry myself, I have become acutely aware of new cosmetics & hair launches (Cosmoprof North America is my happy place) so when I found out Lawless was all natural
and started
by an entrepreneur whose business I was already familiar with, Suja Juice, the largest organic juice
company in the US, I was immediately interested in the story.
A vast amount of
industry will need to be built on Mars
by many other
companies and millions of people,» says Musk, via a Reddit Ask me Anything.
He'll jump in when the trucking
industry — which was hurt
by the recession — starts to improve
and, most important, when the
company starts posting a profit.
The court case revealed a series of convoluted legal infractions performed
by Amanat
and Tuzman in their work with the presently insolvent video - technology
company, KIT Digital, a former multi-million dollar leader in the cloud - based video management
industry.
The
company was founded in 1977
by Ron Ball (Eppel was an early hire, just 18 years old when he started),
and it expanded quickly — first with a plant in Buffalo, then to Europe
and, as the
industry moved east, to China in 1996.
For instance, the
company is believed to be making a healthy profit on the sale of each iPhone, further bolstering arguments
by industry watchers who believe the iPhone X
and iPhone 8 will help Apple reach new financial heights.
However, being a
company full of daredevils, the brand attempted to break into the beauty
industry in 2012
by offering Harley Davidson perfumes
and colognes.
• Engineering for the Petroleum & Process
Industries, Egypt's state - owned oil
company, has picked a consortium led
by CI Capital as lead managers
and bookrunners for an IPO that could raise about $ 150 million, Bloomberg reports.
That's one reason why City Girl Coffee
Company, run
by Alyza Bohbot, gets its beans from women - run farms
and cooperatives
and donates 5 % of its profits to organizations that support women in the coffee
industry.
(i) Assist
companies in determining
and interpreting their ratio (revenue stream number one); (ii) Sell the data back to
companies to compare
and explain ratios among their peers on an
industry -
by -
industry basis, because average worker compensation for Bank of America will be different than that of Apple, for example (revenue stream number two);
and (iii) Sell the data to labor groups to assist them in collective bargaining (revenue stream number three).
The
company was established
by Henry David Lee in 1889,
and focused on the wholesale grocery
industry.
TMS is focused on the Australian offshore oil
and gas support
industry and was acquired
by labour hire
company Integrated Group in 2002.
Some states require oil
and gas
companies to disclose the chemicals
and the amount of water they use in fracking operations on FracFocus.org, a website formed
by industry and intergovernmental groups in 2011, but the statistics are not complete.
A new survey of 800 execs, employees,
and educators from across a range of
industries carried out
by communication training
company Fierce uncovered resentment
and annoyance over so - called «best practices.»
Brand - licensing models are not new in the
industry; European
companies like Philips
and Alcatel have made money from consumer electronics
by licensing out their brand after capitulating to Asian competitors more than a decade ago.
While running her first
company — Coutorture, a fashion
and lifestyle ad network she started at age 22
and sold two years later — a typical day involved 12 hours at the office, followed
by a night of schmoozing at
industry events
and a scant four hours of sleep.
By anticipating upcoming issues,
and creating solutions ahead of time, the
company is positioned as an
industry leader, which provides a strong competitive edge.
The
companies that make those beers, Boston Beer (sam)
and Molson Coors (tap - a) respectively, have found themselves in a war of words after The New York Times published an op - ed
by Boston Beer founder Jim Koch in which the brewer lamented the effect Big Beer mergers have had on the craft beer
industry.
As a vice-president of parent
company China National Petroleum Corp. explained at an oil
and gas
industry conference in Calgary, the
company felt it was being shut out of Canada's oilsands
by political pressure from the U.S.
and had lost confidence in Enbridge's ability to manage aboriginal opposition to the line.
As I have written about before, the rate at which Americans start new
companies has been on a downward trajectory since the late 1970s, driven
by changing
industry composition
and the growth of multi-outlet businesses like Starbucks
and Walmart.
On Wednesday, agricultural
and chemicals
company Monsanto (MON) is reports second - quarter figures that were likely hurt
by the strong U.S. dollar as well as
industry - wide price cutting on seeds.
The commission's proposal comes as traditional taxation practices have so far failed to capture business proceeds from an
industry where value added tends to be virtual rather than material
and digital
companies have sought to take advantage of loopholes created
by uncoordinated European regulation.
Halfway through last year, Jason Kint of the advertising trade group Digital Content Next looked at the total ad revenue booked
by those two
companies as a proportion of the overall
industry,
and found that they accounted for about 90 % of all the growth in the business.
When Hong Kong unveiled plans last year to encourage biotech
companies to list in the city
by loosening listing rules, the financial
industry and investors cheered.
Along with all of the usual media -
industry problems — striking partnerships with newspapers
and magazines, sharing advertising revenue, et cetera — the
company now has to deal with the potential censorship of its content
by external entities such as China.
The quantitative criteria were ranked
by their ability to disrupt established
industries and public
companies.
In a recent interview with ad
industry veteran Jay Sears, Pivotal's Wieser said the digital - media
industry has effectively become a giant duopoly in which Google
and Facebook win almost everything, advertisers have to play
by their rules,
and other media
companies «fight for the scraps.»
By cultivating relationships with oil
and gas
companies now, UAS manufacturers like Insitu
and Aerovironment are positioning themselves to continue supplying the
industry with hardware
and operational expertise as exploration activities in the Arctic expand.