Sentences with phrase «by operating businesses»

A substantial portion of the company's value is driven by operating businesses rather than the performance of the securities portfolio.
«At the end of the day, Fox will get more money than it could have by it operating those businesses and Disney will make more at the outset.»
That includes a relentless focus on doing what's right for ALL of our stakeholders by operating our business through the lens of our Foundation Principles and a commitment to conscious leadership,» Reiff told me over email.
Amazon practices predatory pricing by operating its business at break even.
understand how funds can be generated for individual and community wellbeing by operating a business.
understand how funds can be generated for individual and community wellbeing by operating a business.

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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.
According to town officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity and documents obtained by Business Insider, AMC has kept the Celebration theater empty for close to a decade because it's cheaper to take the loss on the theater than to pay staff and operate it.
You are able to certify yourself for «set - aside» contracts program if the business is in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), if the business is owned and operated by a veteran or a service - disabled veteran (VOSB & SDVOSB), if the business is owned and operated primarily by women (WOSB), or if the business is just generally disadvantagebusiness is in a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), if the business is owned and operated by a veteran or a service - disabled veteran (VOSB & SDVOSB), if the business is owned and operated primarily by women (WOSB), or if the business is just generally disadvantageBusiness Zone (HUBZone), if the business is owned and operated by a veteran or a service - disabled veteran (VOSB & SDVOSB), if the business is owned and operated primarily by women (WOSB), or if the business is just generally disadvantagebusiness is owned and operated by a veteran or a service - disabled veteran (VOSB & SDVOSB), if the business is owned and operated primarily by women (WOSB), or if the business is just generally disadvantagebusiness is owned and operated primarily by women (WOSB), or if the business is just generally disadvantagebusiness is just generally disadvantaged (SDB).
Now, thanks to tough new mortgage lending and insurance rules announced by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in October, some analysts predict that so - called «shadow banking» firms, which operate largely outside the purview of regulators, will see a surge of fresh business from frustrated homebuyers who can't get conventional loans.
Dubbed the best business book of the year last year by The Financial Times and McKinsey, this one by a Pulitzer - Prize winning journalist looks at what happened to Janesville, Wisconsin when a General Motors factory that had been operating in the town for 85 years closed.
A closer look at Market Basket's operations under Arthur T. Demoulas suggests that its industry - beating 7.2 percent operating margins in 2012, cited by the Boston Business Journal, derive from six secrets: long - term employee relationships, low overhead, bulk purchasing, low prices, no debt and treating employees and customers like family.
By 2021, more than 26 percent of leisure travelers and 20 percent of business passengers globally will be «mobile only,» operating with smartphones and tablets rather than laptop or desktop computers, according to the Atmosphere report.
With DocuSign, small businesses can do business faster by creating digital templates for repetitive tasks and obtaining online signatures, and in the process look «bigger» by operating as a fully digital company.
At Virgin, we've dipped a toe in the water (excuse the pun) through our Green Fund, by backing Seven Seas Water, a desalination business that designs, constructs, installs and operates water plants across the Caribbean and the Americas.
In Canada, however, the printer companies are prevented from excluding third parties by the Competition Act, which has enabled refilling businesses such as Island Inkjet to operate and provide some measure of competitive pricing discipline.
Founded in 2007 by Zimmer and co-founder Logan Green, Lyft's business model is fairly straighforward, even if it operates in a legal gray area: The company recruits and (background - checks) city car owners to become become part - time taxi drivers, who set the hours they wish to work.
That program, also operated by Treasury, works much the same way TARP does, but it provides capital at interest tied to the volume of small business loans the bank makes.
While it may seem premature, consider how you'll ultimately manage your exit from the business as this will be determined in part by the structure and operating philosophy you have in place on Day 1 and the financial resources you're able to assemble over the course of your career.
«With the financial support provided by Siva along with the strong base in the Dandaragan operations, the resulting quality of our extra virgin olive oil, the establishment of relationships with key bulk buyers, and the expansion of infrastructure and operating capacity, the Olea Australis Group intends to achieve its goal of an on going sustainable business that is a long - term participant in the continued growth of extra virgin olive oil in Australia and throughout the world.»
The hybrid electric jet will seat up to 12 people, fly up to 700 miles and have operating costs of 8 cents per seat mile, below the operating costs of small turboprops and business jets powered by jet fuel.
His goal, therefore, is to make Ashley Madison — which is owned and operated by his business, Avid Life Media Inc., ranked 185th on the PROFIT 500 — into the world's largest dating site.
That's according to Thatcher Spring, founder and CEO of San Francisco - based GearLaunch, a $ 100 million e-commerce platform that enables people around the world to own and operate their own online merchandise business by providing tools for design, production, storefronts, marketing and customer service.
The report, co-written with risk - modeling firm Cyence, examined potential economic losses from the hypothetical hacking of a cloud service provider and cyber attacks on computer operating systems run by businesses worldwide.
The best part is since we are both franchisees, we were both fully trained by the franchisor to operate the business which gives us great flexibility in running our store.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The retailer also said Chief Operating Officer Rick Damron would retire and would be replaced by the president of Lowe's international business, Richard Maltsbarger, effective Feb. 3.
Seamless, Delivery.com, UberEats, Postmates — these operate by different models, mostly as single companies that open offices in new markets and appoint managers to grow business there.
Principal documents that should be submitted by the entrepreneur who hopes to start a new business include: resume (and resumes of any other key people involved in the proposed enterprise); current financial statement of all personal assets and liabilities; summary of collateral; proposed operating plan; and statement detailing revenue projections.
The SBA also notes that some businesses are disqualified from consideration from the outset by the industry in which they operate.
«Canada's move to international standards is driven by the reality of businesses operating in a globalized economy where investors and analysts compare financial information across borders and capital markets, making a common standard critical,» says CGA - Canada.
Thanks to policies imposed by Congress in 2014, U.S. companies are already barred from doing business with sanctioned Russian companies operating in Russia — there's no problem there.
A recent post in the Guardian suggests Canadian companies that operate globally — in this particular case, e-book seller Kobo — could be hurt by so - called anti-terror measures in the same way that National Security Agency spying has negatively affected the interests of U.S. businesses abroad.
This new vision includes the company's plan to increase the operating margin for core auto components and future business divisions to 10 % by 2025 in stages.
The operating system will be powered by EOS tokens and will allow businesses to decentralize whatever function they want.
But the Palo Alto company, which makes software that enables computers to be more efficient by running more than one operating system simultaneously, is making a much more understated mark on the Silicon Valley landscape — even as it faces headwinds to its business.
AppDynamics is set to operate as a separate business led by Wadwhani, who will report into Cisco (csco) senior vice president Rowan Trollope.
«I'm thrilled to share that by 2020, we will have trained one million people and small business owners across Europe in digital skills,» chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said, according to a Tech.eu report.
The company is raising money to build a blockchain - based operating system for businesses by selling EOS tokens.
In both cases the explosion was enabled by the growing commoditisation of components but because maintaining an operating system and an app ecosystem, whether on PC or smartphone, is an expensive business, there was a shakedown.
Systematic risk: Some risks facing the company are not unique to that business in that market, but are faced by all firms operating in the broader, general marketplace.
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.
Cree considers free cash flow to be an operating performance and a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business after the purchases of property and equipment, a portion of which can then be used to, among other things, invest in Cree's business, make strategic acquisitions, strengthen the balance sheet and repurchase stock.
«While we are disappointed by this outcome and tried very hard to identify bidders interested in operating the business as a going concern, we are committed to working constructively with the winning bidder to ensure an orderly wind - down of operations,» said President and CEO Bill Tracy.
A listing of all companies by SIC codes reveals, for example, how many businesses are engaged in hunting, trapping, and game propagation (295, and all but one employs fewer than 500 people); coin - operated amusement devices (4,513, and all but 28 are small companies); and hundreds of other subindustries and sub-subindustries.
Operating revenue for the quarter totalled a record $ 4.07 billion, up from $ 3.64 billion, helped by the business cabin where revenues were up nearly 14 per cent on higher traffic and prices.
Tax experts say he might even have owed no income taxes in one or more recent years by using real estate depreciation provisions and carrying forward business operating losses from previous years.
Prospects could be buoyed by a group of toymakers who said Wednesday they're looking to make a bid for the company's Canadian business, through which they would buy some U.S. locations in the liquidation to operate as a subsidiary.
According to the International Business Brokers Association, a company's value is determined by a compilation of factors such as sales, earnings, performance, market outlook, personnel, net book value, and the fair market replacement value of equivalent operating assets.
The $ 1.2 billion operating profit posted by AWS wiped out the $ 936 million operating loss recorded by Amazon's international e-commerce business.
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