Sentences with phrase «companies value cost»

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It didn't cost the company in actual stock price or value, but many hold the view that the legal troubles took Microsoft's focus off innovation, costing it untold potential profits, specifically in search engines, and permanently damaging its reputation.

Yes, the certification process will cost you some money and take some time, but certified financials increase the value of the company.

As inflation rises in tandem with economic growth, growth stocks» future potential profits look less enticing compared with the steady profits of value companies, many of which are in industries where they can pass their costs through to customers.

Shares in iron ore hopeful Sundance Resources were stripped of half their value after the company announced an aggressive cost reduction strategy that includes job cuts and a reduction in board size and remuneration.

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 company also outlined several plans for new payment models that Marrazzo says aim to ensure access for patients, recognize the value of the product for Spark, and remove extra cost and risk for insurers and hospitals.

The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.

Improving operations: Companies that value diversity have lower turnover and absenteeism, which reduces the costs spent on staffing.

He said the company's position in Kraft Heinz had a year - end value of $ 25.3 billion with a cost basis of $ 9.8 billion.

The company wanted to offer value - added services as a means of establishing a point of differentiation between itself and the hundreds of low - cost software testing factories in south - east Asia.

Following BallPark's fill - in - the - blanks format, he plugged in Muckler's anticipated ROI, the company's fixed costs, and such variables as sales, profits, cost of new assets, and value of current assets.

Because of the company's ever - increasing book value, insurance costs are high, so Bunn is currently funding a portion of the shareholder - buyout agreement through a combination of tax - advantaged vehicles.

The fair value of inventory reflects the acquired company's cost of manufacturing plus a portion of the expected profit margin.

As part of its pitch, the company explains to potential customers that the so - called «net present value» of a $ 7,000 saddle is actually less than the all - in cost of using an ill - fitting one — expenses that include frequent vet bills, replacement saddles and even the costs associated with the premature death of the animal due to saddle - related health problems.

«To continue to deliver value without raising costs too much compels companies to grow through M&A.»

Last week, Olive Garden's parent company Darden Restaurants got heat from New York hedge fund Starboard Value, which charged that an overly liberal breadstick policy was costing the company as much as $ 5 million a year.

The combined company will have lower costs, greater economies of scale, and the resources to provide U.S. consumers and businesses with lower prices, better quality, unmatched value, and greater competition.

The new company expects to create substantial value for T - Mobile and Sprint shareholders through an expected $ 6 + billion in run rate cost synergies, representing a net present value (NPV) of $ 43 + billion, net of expected costs to achieve such cost synergies.

I've read somewhere that the nature of some of these trade imbalances is the way US companies account for these imports i.e. Apple iPhones are imported at the full RETAIL value as opposed to true manufacturing cost.

The companies expect to achieve a whopping $ 6 billion in annual cost savings by combining, representing what they said was a net present value of $ 43 billion.

The Company fair valued the acquired intangible assets totaling $ 2.4 million using the cost approach.

This value can be calculated by dividing a company's LTM after - tax profit (NOPAT) by its weighted average cost of capital (WACC), and then adjusting for non-operating assets and liabilities.

The values of these personal benefits are based on the incremental aggregate cost to our company and are not individually quantified because none of them individually exceed the greater of $ 25,000 or 10 percent of the total amount of perquisites and personal benefits for such NEO.

He has worked with hundreds of companies to apply enterprise software and process improvements to drive value and cost savings in their supply chain and logistics functions.

We call the successful companies sustained value creators — those that have outgrown and outearned their peers while returning their cost of capital.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

Much of the venture activity in edtech in the US posits that edtech will look more like SAAS companies in other sectors, high growth driven by a stable low cost of user acquisition relative to life time value.

This transition has cost RIM, however, as the company's share is now being traded at less than $ 8 when a RIM share was valued at over $ 140 during its height.

Before the IPO, a company enlists the help of an investment bank to help determine its value, using a lot of fancy - schmancy assessment techniques and formulas to consider historic and projected revenues, profits and costs, as well as potential plans for new products, whether marketing can drum up more interest in the company and how similar companies are valued.

During the ownership phase, we help increase the value of portfolio companies by supporting revenue enhancement and cost reduction initiatives and refreshing their value creation plans.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

The purchase price, excluding transaction costs, consisted of $ 49,756 of the Company's Series F redeemable convertible preferred stock, $ 195 in fair value of warrants to purchase the Company's Series F redeemable convertible preferred stock and $ 262 in fair value of the Company's vested stock options.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

Steve Blank suggested metrics that may be more important than the financial statements itself which included: monthly burn rate (cash flow), customer acquisition costs, customer lifetime value, etc. for a startup company.

In a letter to HBC shareholders, Land & Buildings founder Jonathan Litt said that selling properties «at or above the Company's stated NAV is likely the optimal and lowest cost option for raising capital — and further underscores the real estate value of the Company.»

In the case of an oil spill cleanup, the costs are likely to be directly incurred by an insurance company, but the premiums paid for that insurance come at the expense of the value of the oil transportation service — the higher the expected clean - up costs from oil spills, the higher insurance premiums will be, and this will mean higher pipeline tolls, which in turn implies lower profits, taxes, and royalties on the products shipped.

As for whether or not the increased cost will put a damper on current and potential subscribers» enthusiasm for Prime, it's not likely, according to analyst Doug Anmuth, who wrote in a note to his clients that «we do not expect the company to get much of a pushback from consumers given the increasing value of the service,» CNBC reported.

While our assessment of Allianz's fair value dropped right after Gross left, it now exceeds our previous value estimate due to better than expected fund flows, the company's cost saving measures and a weaker euro.

They would note that each $ 200 million in incremental cost savings from the combined company could add roughly $ 0.12 to EPS and roughly $ 3 per share in value.

The golden number in all profitable subscription commerce companies is the ratio between your projected lifetime value (LTV) and your customer acquisition cost (CAC).

As for the detailed cost analysis for starting a standard window and building exterior cleaning company; it might differ in other countries due to the value of their money.

Our «projected cost» is an estimate of the grant - date fair value of awards for the coming year based on the company's historical granting patterns.

The first is that the current book value of the assets on the balance sheet understates their current value and the second is the potential for the company to expand its current operations and to roll - up wineries to boost case sales, leverage costs and produce free cash flow.

The cash value of a universal life insurance policy accumulates based on the amount of premium paid, monthly deductions for policy costs and an interest rate that is declared by the insurance company.

Unless you really need or especially value the human touch that those services provide, you're probably better off simply choosing low - cost index fund options at a fraction of the bank cost through robo - advisers, which use algorithms to provide automated investment advice, or investment companies (examples of which include Charles Schwab or Vanguard).

The current value of the planned cost savings should come to $ 14 billion to $ 16 billion, according to the company's statement.

Insurance companies charge these, which often run about 1.25 % of your account value, to cover the costs and risks of insuring your money.

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Marriott boss Arne Sorenson touts value creation, but the stated $ 200 mln in cost savings won't cover the premium his company is paying.

At the other end of the spectrum, they also opened their proverbial purse strings for value - oriented offerings that cost $ 1 to $ 3 across the company's value menu.