Sentences with phrase «companies keep increasing»

But there are still lots of companies keep increasing dividend payout every year, so I think it's time to be selective.

«The company keeps increasing ticket prices, meanwhile the quality of life of our members is decreasing,» Haicken said.

Not exact matches

If you're planning to go the coupon route yourself, a primer on trends from Inmar's report: The clip - and - save renaissance forced companies to keep face values down — they declined by a penny to $ 1.44, a reversal of years of increase.

A NEW 8,000 - square metre distribution centre built for furniture group McLernons has enabled the company to keep up with increased demand for its flat - packed and transportable office equipment fuelled

A car company that is increasing market share and keeping taxi drivers healthy by establishing fitness centers at gas stations.

As a business, you need to identify the things that HR does to increase the value of the humans within the company and keep that in house.

Since becoming KPMG's U.S. chairman and CEO in July 2015, Doughtie has kept the company on a steady upward trajectory, with revenue increasing 9.4 % to $ 8.6 billion in fiscal 2016.

One is to regard capital as the fuel that is keeping our company alive for a finite period of time, during which one of two things will happen: 1) We prove our company to be a worthy proposition, which will bring it more investment or increased revenue and allow us to stay in business, or 2) we fail to create a worthy proposition, and it's time to move on.

Each year the company raises its menu prices to cover increasing food costs, but it generally keeps those price hikes below the rate of inflation for «food away from home» to stay competitive.

I think we may soon see increasing efforts by companies to keep experienced workers on staff.

It's important that they spend time on the smaller details to keep the company running, but it's important that they spend equal amounts of time on things that help increase cash flow.

Sacca, who in a December Recode story loudly criticized leaders from tech's biggest companies for meeting with the president, tweeted that he could barely keep up with the response and continued to increase the amount he said he would donate.

Wall Street support of similar measures also has convinced energy companies including Occidental Petroleum to address the Paris climate accord's goal of keeping global temperature increases under 2 - degrees Celsius.

The increase in telemedicine usage is a positive sign for the company as it works to expand its customer base and keep its members happy.

The company couldn't say whether its drug price increases have typically occurred before or after a generic version launches, but said that once a generic is available, it would expect to lose so much market share that it «needs to increase the price to keep production of the drug viable.»

With significantly increased inventory and hundreds of ongoing eBay listings, as well as the company's direct sales at its own website, WeGotLites moved from a purely paper - and - pencil system of keeping track of inventory to a computerized inventory management system.

With interest in big data increasing exponentially, many experts fear that U.S. companies will be unable to keep up with international competitors.

The company is fighting to win back customers, particularly in the United States, after failing to keep up with diners» increasing demand for healthier, fresher food.

As a startup sock company, it's crucial to keep the logistics process internal to manage costs and increase control.

By extending your payables window, sharing expenses with other business owners, creating / upgrading an online bank account to ensure prompt payments to suppliers, tightening spending and reviewing your accounts, you can help increase your company's cash flow and bypass the need to rely on additional credit to keep your business flowing smoothly.

Your brand needs to serve as a foundation for all of these if you want to maximize your potential; if you're consistent, this will greatly increase user familiarity with your brand, and keep your company top - of - mind with those already engaging with it.

A leading European energy trading company is hoping that blockchain technology will allow it to keep up with increasing demand and process trades that are currently too small for its consideration.

But as Snap faces increasing competition from companies looking to clone some of its products — Instagram stories, basically — Snap has had to look at some pretty significant changes to see if it can keep its users engaged and continue to grow.

«We've kept all the popular features people love about our Builder IUL ® series, and added some new ones that significantly increase cash value potential,» said Garth Garlock, North American Company's senior vice president and chief distribution officer.

The increasing number of COBRA lawsuits is staggering and companies struggle to keep up with COBRA guidelines and new regulations.

In order for companies to keep paying higher dividends, their earnings also need to increase which usually causes the stock prices to go up as well.

It's always helpful to have a few people keeping an eye out for companies that have increased their dividend streak.

In a sign that the U.S. shale patch is boosting output that has been keeping a lid on oil prices, four U.S. shale companies reported second - quarter production that beat targets and increased their respective full - year output growth guidance.

While there is a risk BEP doesn't match my assumption due to the high payout ratio, I still consider this number as the company showed more commitment to increase its payouts than keep its FFO payout ratio in order.

This dilution is an issue in publicly traded stock market firms, but it has been historically addressed by keeping the size of the ESOP modest compared to the rest of shareholders (most ESOPs in stock market companies are under 20 %) and by establishing a corporate culture where employee stock ownership is likely to increase the performance of the firm so as to offset the modest dilution of profits per share of non-employee shareholders.

Stuart Gabriel, director of the Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA, said Obama's main achievement in housing was keeping Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - the two government - backed companies that underwrite an increasing number of mortgages - solvent during the downturn.

The payout ratio is still under control but the company can't keep increasing the dividend as they did since early 2013.

Let's assume you have a diversified portfolio yielding 3,5 %, some good old blue chips grow their dividend slowly, some newer companies keep raising their dividend higher and higher like their life depends on it, averaging dividend increases of let's say 7 % per year.

The remaining criteria are kept under lock and key, but Morningstar suggests that the fund also screens for financial leverage and cash flow metrics to ensure that included companies can continue to increase their dividends year after year.

Sprint will increase the price of its unlimited data plan, but the company assures that customers can still avail of and keep the $ 60 plan before the update.

As a result, companies developing hardware for health need to evolve quickly to keep up with increasing market / consumer demands.

In a choice between upping the price to meet increased demand and maintaining regular prices so as not to be accused of price gouging — as Uber typically is accused of doing if the company keeps its surge pricing on during high - volume events like this — the company decided to avoid the errors of its past.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 Almost a quarter of that was the auto aid. It was important for preserving jobs, for sure. But does it count as «stimulus,» in the sense of stimulating expenditure? I don't think so. It was more in the realm of a balance sheet transfer that kept an important company going. If the auto aid was «stimulus,» then so too was the much larger line of credit which Ottawa advanced to the banks (they could have tapped $ 200 billion under Mr. Flaherty's EFF mechanism)-- all of which was also repaid. In that case, Ottawa's «stimulus» was more like a quarter - trillion dollars... far outpacing everyone else in the OECD as a share of GDP! Of course that's nonsense. This was just one of many ways that Ottawa inflated the true value of its stimulus effort last year (including counting as «stimulus» the increase in EI payouts that automatically accompanied last year's mass layoffs).

Companies with significant city contracts would have to pay wages starting (in fiscal year 1996) at $ 6.10 per hour, increasing to $ 7.70 by 1999 and keeping pace with inflation thereafter.

The company a Godly man kept constituted a test of his regeneration: a truly Godly man, Increase said, delighted only in the company of other Godly men; he resented wasting his time with sinners; he did not want them to throw his mental frame out of joint.

Glazer's investments in technology and staff education are keeping the company ahead of the increasing growth and diversity of the products it carries.

Although Tulkoff says passing along price increases is sometimes inevitable, the company does what it can to keep things consistent.

«We will keep that Webster stake as a long - term hold and we will possibly even increase our stake in that company.»

In a letter to companies including Tesco and Walmart, the investors say the «material» risks of farming are skyrocketing — pollution from intensive livestock farming is increasing while welfare standards plummet — with no hope that the industry can keep up with world's ever - growing appetite for meat.

Partnership, if precisely planned and structured, can be a powerful tool not only to keep public company viable but also to address cost and investment challenges, improve efficiency and service quality, increase expertise, attract more rapid and substantial investments in infrastructure and new energy technologies.

At a Common Council meeting last month, Plattsburgh City Taxi owner Perry Buck said that an increase in the maximum fare is necessary for the company to keep up with minimum wage increases.

The $ 68.5 billion budget keeps fire companies and libraries open, without raising taxes, and increases the number of daycare and after - school spaces offered by the city, which had been on the chopping block under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's original plan.

«We agree with the President that a public option will keep insurance companies honest and increase competition,» Pelosi said in a statement.

When it comes time for tenure, promotion, and salary increases, noncorporate funding is typically given much more weight, «it's a springboard of core funding that allows you then to do good research that's of interest to companies,» explains Prichard, «without it, you're not able to keep up with the high quality of research.»