Sentences with phrase «companies give rate»

Based on the test results and your history, the company gives you a rating class.

The parent company and its subsidiaries was last rated in June of 2012, when the A.M. Best Company gave it a rating of «A» (Excellent).

Not exact matches

Firstly, because it means higher interest rates — so when companies try to borrow money, that money will become more expensive and as a result they will have less room to give returns to investors.

The Trump administration is giving companies that participate in Obamacare's individual insurance markets an extra three weeks to determine their 2018 premium rates.

The corporate rate cut would give U.S. transportation companies of all sizes more money to upgrade their fleets with fuel - efficient vehicles.

Emanuel says it's no surprise given recent concerns about China's economy and the Fed's ability to raise rates, all coming alongside soft revenue and earnings growth from the biggest companies in the US.

An employee who smokes, for example, might be given a dozen webpages» worth of options for help in quitting, with each offering rated by fellow users (say, the employees and family members of the three companies).

After all, it is counterproductive to neglect your company's credit rating in favor of focusing on business outreach and development as that action would be hypocritical given that damaging the company's credit score would be detrimental to progress.

The simplest answer I give to companies in which I'm an investor in is that if your company is growing very fast and if your inbound interest in funding your company is sufficiently large then you «earn the right» to have a slightly higher burn rate.

Although President Donald Trump has said that this new version, like the first bill that was pulled from consideration, will cover pre-existing conditions, the revised law gives states broad latitude to allow insurance companies to increase rates for consumers with an existing illness.

Being on the 30 Under 30 was an amazing experience and gave our company tremendous exposure that helped us continue our aggressive rate of growth.

Once the foreign firm becomes the official headquarters, the combined company no longer owes U.S. taxes on income earned overseas, a significant benefit given the high U.S. corporate tax rate.

As a bank CEO, you're pretty unconventional: You gave up your personal parking space in the company lot, adopted «screw the status quo» as a mantra, and in your book, Weology, you say you don't know your bank's mortgage rates.

That's a big tax hit for real estate companies, but especially so for First Capital, given many of its assets are in urban markets, which have some of the highest property tax rates in the world.

Given the low unemployment rate, anecdotal evidence from a variety of companies, and alternative measures such as the Atlanta Fed wage tracker showing stronger growth, wage growth may not be back at precrisis levels, but the trend over the past year shows wages are certainly headed in the right direction.

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.

Just this week it was announced that the Better Business Bureau gave her cosmetics company, Lip Kit, an «F» rating after receiving 133 complaints from consumers over the past 12 months.

It is Apple's No. 1 priority, according to senior vice president and CFO Luca Maestri, who noted that if the tax rate was lowered, it would give the company «flexibility around its capital return activities» last year at a Goldman Sachs investor conference.

The company has also added more than 30,000 new customers in its DSS division so far this year, 42 % above the average growth rate, which will give revenue a boost.

That's a small, subjective sampling of opinion, but given the skyrocketing growth rates of both companies, it's probably representative of the larger whole as far as service providers go.

The tax bill lowers the corporate tax rate from 35 % to 21 %, eliminates the penalty under the Affordable Care Act for failing to have health insurance, a narrower estate tax, and cuts the top effective marginal tax rate for S corporations to a top rate of 29.6 percent, among other measures that gives the biggest breaks to the wealthiest individuals and companies.

It's obvious why, given that the Vancouver - based company is advertising rates that are 90 - per - cent lower than the big carriers.

Last year, the company actually had a tax benefit of $ 358 million, giving it an effective tax rate of negative 294 percent.

Given the rate of growth that the company's service has seen, that's easily understandable.

Given how risky most business startups are, credit card companies and their issuing banks must charge high rates, often exceeding 20 percent, to earn a return.

We didn't want to give up any part of our company, but we still wanted to continue to grow at the rate that we had in our first 5 years» — Venue Kings Ticket Brokers, Anthony Beyrouti, CEO

Rather than raising corporate tax rates, the Rhode Island legislation, Senate Bill 2796, would give preferential treatment in state contract bids to companies that pay their highest - paid executive no more than 32 times the pay of their lowest - paid full - time employee.

The routers then collect information from nearby smart devices, giving business owners «location - based performance indicators including capture rate, median visit length, repeat visit rate, total number of visitors, and total visits for a given site,» the company says.

The $ 20 billion goal refers to Salesforce's annual run rate, or an estimate of what the company will make in sales for a given year in the future.

As someone who teaches and advises in the field and has an obligation to keep current with emerging developments, given the significant rate of change in the last ten years, I could not imagine how a director of a company could remain current without ongoing requirements rather than passing familiarity or osmosis (I am speaking here of directors who have chosen not to upgrade their education).

Actually, a wealth of foreign - born founders in a publication devoted to entrepreneurs shouldn't be all that surprising, given the well - known tendency for immigrants to start companies at a much higher rate than native - born Americans.

First, a reduction in the nominal corporate rate from 35 % to 20 % should give companies a healthy boost in after - tax profits.

When Mamoon gave his talk introducing the SaaS Quick Ratio, he explained that he started using it to evaluate giving an A or B round to relatively young SaaS companies somewhere on the spectrum between pre-revenue and a $ 2m annual run rate.

As of December 1, 2017, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which rates companies on risk, gave our company a 10, its highest risk category, for the Governance QualityScore.

Given that to remain profitable in a competitive environment while paying significant positive real interest rates, a debt financed company must find productivity improvements through technological advancements.

As of November 1, 2014, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which rates companies on risk, gave our company a 10, its highest risk category, for shareholder rights and compensation.

Given the company's impressive growth rate over the past few years, such a pessimistic expectation seems unwarranted.

Nassetta said that, based on tests at «hundreds» of Hilton properties, the company expects the new pricing to reduce last - minute cancellations significantly, maximize guest rooms available and give hoteliers a slight boost in average daily rate and revenue per available room.

Given the relative position in the capital structure and security surrounding debt investments, the rate of return for creditors of a given company is typically lower than the company's equity holGiven the relative position in the capital structure and security surrounding debt investments, the rate of return for creditors of a given company is typically lower than the company's equity holgiven company is typically lower than the company's equity holders.

Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta said during the company's fourth - quarter 2015 earnings call that even though «customers hated it,» the pilot gave the company a better idea of what future changes it could explore, including introducing flexible and inflexible rates at different price points, similar to airlines.

Achievement of these goals was considered by the HRC as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration of the on - going flat / inverted yield curve (meaning short - term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long - term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services companies that borrow cash at short - term rates and lend at long - term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high - yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.

As interest rates rise, RIAs should be giving a serious look at fee - based annuities as client bond portfolios lose value, according to some insurance company managers.

Demand from individuals should remain steady given modest changes in top marginal tax rates and the cap on state and local tax deductions, while demand from banks and insurance companies should decline given the lower corporate tax rates.

A good example of non-investment grade bond can be seen with the S&P's stance on Southwestern Energy Company, which was given a rating of «BB +» bond rating and negative outlook.

Assigning negative ratings to a fund can damage Morningstar's relationship with that manager, so it's in the company's best interest to give mostly positive ratings.

To illustrate, Leblanc points to companies rated highly by the proxy advisory firms that have also had corporate governance failures, such as CP Rail, which was given a governance award by the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance.

«Given the necessity for continuous vendor management, it's important for us to invest in a company that has the potential to truly change the way all organizations measure risk and rate cyber security performance.

And while a gridlocked federal government hasn't done much to stimulate the economy, Paulsen said the weakening dollar and falling interest rates could give U.S. businesses, especially technology companies, a big boost.

The data seems to bear this out: At companies where payout rates tapered off beyond a given target, CEOs tended to deliver results at or just above the target and seldom much beyond it.

Given the risk of early stage investing and venture capital's famously high mortality rate of portfolio companies, it is imperative that fund managers earn high return multiples at these more modest M&A exit values to offset casualties and drive attractive returns.