The company returned to profitability last quarter, while investments in expanding its reach and scale have it positioned to ride the growth in shale production even higher in coming years.
«We have implemented numerous changes at BlackBerry over the past year and those changes have resulted in
the Company returning to profitability in the fourth quarter,» said Thorsten Heins, President and CEO.
Not exact matches
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.
In the U.S. presidential race, Hillary Clinton has proposed tax reforms
to curb what she calls «quarterly capital,» the focus by public
companies and investors on rapid
returns instead of long - term
profitability and economic growth.
The
return on capital employed, a ratio that overlays a
company's
profitability with how efficiently it puts capital
to work, is another important metric
to consider.
Rocchi wouldn't say when he expects Le Château
to return to profitability, but did say «we've taken a lot of steps
to ensure» the
company returns to the black.
«The aim of this strategy is
to significantly improve total shareholder
returns and near - term
profitability and is in the best interest of the
company and all its stakeholders,» added Buckland.
That was offset by a $ 1.6 billion increase, which
returned the
company to profitability... just barely.
Sprint on Thursday named seasoned turnaround strategist Michel Combes as president and chief financial officer in a move
to return the
company to profitability.
BlackBerry chief executive Thorsten Heins is working through what he's described as a three - stage plan
to return the
company to profitability.
Everyone just needs
to take a deep breath, look at future BlackBerry plans, and trust that the
company is working hard
to return to profitability.
Bellwether's investment philosophy is simple;
companies with growing
profitability and a history of increasing the dividend paid
to shareholders inevitably produce above average
returns with lower volatility.
As a result, Briggs» profits actually declined last year
to a tune of 11 %, which looks worse than the
company's sudden
return to profitability.
Going forward, it seems that BWW will need
to find a way
to continue appealing
to consumers with changing tastes and preferences, while also better controlling costs
to improve
profitability, as the
company seeks
to deliver the above - average
returns it historically yielded for investors until recently.
Michael Pachter, a research analyst at investment banking and brokerage firm Wedbush Morgan Securities, said he was unimpressed with the appointment of an acting CEO instead of a permanent one and the board's lack of clarity on how
to return the
company to profitability.
Loads of startup
companies out there have the potentials
to grow, expand and make huge
returns on investment, but their growth and
profitability is limited because the owners might not have the required money
to invest into it.
GoPro Inc (NASDAQ: GPRO) deserves some credit for
returning to profitability in late 2017, but perhaps investors are giving the
company «too much credit,» according
to Wall Street's newest bear analyst.
«We have a clear plan in Australia and making progress on
returning the business
to profitability,» the
company said in a statement.
Of the total cost reduction, Arla said it expects
to return approximately $ 300m ($ 369m)
to farmers through the farmgate milk price with the additional savings being reinvested in the
company's Good Growth 2020 strategy
to fuel further growth and improve
profitability.
Of the total cost reduction of more than $ 400 million, Arla expects
to return approximately $ 300 million
to the farmers through the farmgate milk price with the additional savings being reinvested in the
company's Good Growth 2020 strategy
to fuel further growth and improve
profitability.
«I've known of Harry Wilson since he worked on the US Treasury's Auto Task Force and was responsible for saving General Motors and its thousands of jobs, while
returning the
company to a path of
profitability,» Trichter said.
In early 2015, the
company set out
to return to profitability and rebuild this flagship brand.
Some say that BlackBerry sales have risen enough recently that the
company expects
to return to profitability sometime next year.
While layoffs might be necessary when the
company is unprofitable, it will be hard
to build, invest and grow the
company's profits — that will
return it
to profitability — without human capital.
The Capstone strategy seeks
to generate absolute
returns over the long term in the attractive asset class of smaller under - researched
companies by building portfolios that have lower than market levels of debt, higher than market levels of
profitability, and are trading at a discount
to their intrinsic value.
What do measures such as debt -
to - equity,
return - on - capital, and gross
profitability tell us about
companies» relative quality?
The positive information ratio of Group 1 also highlights that small - cap
companies with
profitability characteristics were able
to generate higher excess
returns over the benchmark (the small - cap universe in this case) on a consistent basis.
The value factor formed on B / P is likely
to load on low
profitability / junk
companies, whereas the aggregate valuation metric may be better at identifying quality and thus may do a better job of predicting the subsequent
return.
But investors obviously aren't prepared
to give management any benefit of the doubt here, and
to date the
company's cash pile has been inaccessible (& therefore «worthless» in many respects)-- realistically, a decent
return from here is only going
to be delivered via a sale or liquidation of the
company, with the cash pile
returned to deserving shareholders (now the only logical step, with acquisitions killed off & presuming the restructuring ensures
profitability).
The welcome effect is that people took it as a matter of course that stocks were real businesses bought for ownership, although stock buyers had the reputation of being slick and wily because their ownership positions were based on the current and future
profitability of
companies rather than secured bonds which had been the hallmark of traditional conservative investing accounts because property could be sold
to return part of your principal in the event that the business failed.
John's approach is
to examine a
company's historical revenue, earnings, dividends and
return on capital, alongside sensible ratios for debt,
profitability, growth quality, and growth rate.
We used three measures
to capture the pertinent information: return on equity (ROE) to reflect growth and profitability; the debt coverage ratio to represent the likelihood of default; and the accruals - to - average - total - assets measure defined by Sloan (1996) to quantify possible accounting red flags.12 To arrive at company - specific quality measures, we used the simple arithmetic average of each stock's percentile rank for these three variable
to capture the pertinent information:
return on equity (ROE)
to reflect growth and profitability; the debt coverage ratio to represent the likelihood of default; and the accruals - to - average - total - assets measure defined by Sloan (1996) to quantify possible accounting red flags.12 To arrive at company - specific quality measures, we used the simple arithmetic average of each stock's percentile rank for these three variable
to reflect growth and
profitability; the debt coverage ratio
to represent the likelihood of default; and the accruals - to - average - total - assets measure defined by Sloan (1996) to quantify possible accounting red flags.12 To arrive at company - specific quality measures, we used the simple arithmetic average of each stock's percentile rank for these three variable
to represent the likelihood of default; and the accruals -
to - average - total - assets measure defined by Sloan (1996) to quantify possible accounting red flags.12 To arrive at company - specific quality measures, we used the simple arithmetic average of each stock's percentile rank for these three variable
to - average - total - assets measure defined by Sloan (1996)
to quantify possible accounting red flags.12 To arrive at company - specific quality measures, we used the simple arithmetic average of each stock's percentile rank for these three variable
to quantify possible accounting red flags.12
To arrive at company - specific quality measures, we used the simple arithmetic average of each stock's percentile rank for these three variable
To arrive at
company - specific quality measures, we used the simple arithmetic average of each stock's percentile rank for these three variables.
Over the past year Sony has announced the sale of two major office buildings, laid off a lot of employees and announced plans
to sell its PC division, as part of an attempt
to return the
company to profitability.
In order
to meet those obligations and
return TEPCO
to profitability, the
company intends
to raise revenues by ¥ 500 billion (US$ 4.655 billion) each year.
Secondly, the difficulty in having the courts understand business economic concepts and management realities that they are not normally familiar with; it is especially challenging (i)
to encourage the members of the court
to relinquish their original viewpoint, which is normally that of protecting the interest, and (ii)
to have them understand concepts such as the corporate
profitability, the necessary
return on shareholders» investments and the
company's necessary competitive position.
He noted that if insurance
companies are able
to reduce rates because of increased stabilization funding, it would mean more consumers would buy health plans, and the insurance
companies would
return to normal
profitability margins.
And HTC chief Chialin Chang projected that the
company, buoyed by forthcoming «flagship» smartphones, would
return to profitability as soon as the end of this year.
Adheres
to policies regarding modification, cancellation, or
return of any order in an effort
to maximize
profitability of the
company
Most recent experience has been in retail; but preference is
to return to the call center arena and utilize my knowledge, energy, skills, and savvy
to contribute
to successful call center operations and
company profitability.
Goal is challenging job that lends it self
to creating
company profitability through costs savings
to render an excellent
return on shareholder investment.