Sentences with phrase «costs of these additional investments»

The resulting savings on energy bills from reductions in electricity and fuel use more than offset the costs of these additional investments.

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Moreover, additional rules lower small - company employment and investment by raising the cost of business activity.

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.

Third, on the cost side, with the acceleration of the business this year, we view some additional SG&A in the form of commissions and some investments in our people, structure and organization.

The floor price, which begins this year at C$ 10 per tonne and increases to $ 50 by 2022, will cost the country's economy about $ 2 billion, or 0.1 % — before factoring in «the prospect of additional growth that could result from clean technology investments spurred on by a higher price on carbon,» The Canadian Press notes.

thanks, and yes, a pittance of a pension and regular checkups keep us on budget and head off any problems — best decision i ever made (financial or otherwise) was serving our country doing search - and - rescue, oil and chemical spill remediation, etc. (you can guess the branch of service)-- along the way, frugal living, along with dollar - cost averaging, asset allocation, and diversification allowed us to retire early — Vanguard has been very good over the years, despite the Dot Bomb, 2002, and the recession (where we actually came out better with a modest but bargain retirement home purchase)... it's not easy building additional «legs» on a retirement platform, but now that we're here, cash, real estate, investments and insurance products, along with a small pension all help to avoid any real dependence on social security (we won't even need it at full retirement age)-- however, like nearly everybody, we're headed for Medicare in several years, albeit with a nice supplemental and pharmacy benefits — but our main concern is staying fit, active, and healthy!

While many industries require large, upfront investments — and, in many cases, an additional cost of maintaining a brick and mortar location — the cleaning industry has the fewest barriers when it comes to not only starting your business but growing it as well.

China has overinvested in infrastructure and manufacturing capacity to such an extent that in the aggregate the cost of additional public sector investment exceeds the present value of future increases in productivity generated by the investment.

What many entrepreneurs focus on is the initial investment, without looking at any of the additional fees and franchise costs necessary to become part of the corporation.

Thus the enablement cost of TIM network is zero, which means that no additional energy is burnt for security and decentralization is not compromised to achieve high performance.50 % of tokens available during ICO, 10 % for team (9 %) locked for 3 years and 40 % for impact investment locked for 3 years.Payment Accepted: ETH, BTC, Paypal

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.

Adjusted cost base (ACB): the book value of a security based on the initial investment cost, additional contributions and reinvested amounts.

Using a spatial economic model of the US dairy sector, the results showed that investment in two dairy plants in Pennsylvania would bring the state millions of dollars in additional revenue and slash transportation costs.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: «Radiotherapy is one of the most clinically and cost - effective treatments for cancer and this funding will bring our additional investment in radiotherapy over the Spending Review period to # 165 million.»

«While the intent is to underwrite up to 80 percent of the project's estimated $ 43 million cost using private funds, financial support from various state and local grant programs is also being sought, and will be crucial to leverage additional private sector investment.»

In the first 16 years of the restoration project, originally planned for approximately 40 years, only 16 percent to 18 percent of the estimated total CERP cost has been funded, suggesting that substantial additional investment is needed to complete the project as envisioned.

While current energy policies play key roles in providing incentives for the use of solar energy in Indiana, businesses have an additional cost - saving option not available to residences: Businesses can deduct their investment in solar from their revenues — a tax policy known as depreciation.

Fortunately, state investments could bring in additional funds from the federal government: starting in 2016, the FCC will match up to 10 percent of the funds supplied by the state for connectivity costs.

By collecting both in - state and national data, convening working groups, and engaging a broad group of stakeholders and subject matter experts, Parthenon find that a minimal additional per - pupil investment could yield vast returns by reducing the cost of higher education and enabling students to earn postsecondary credit before completing high school.

Based on the 10 - year annualized returns of the following balanced portfolios, this is what your $ 35,000 investment would look like in 10 years (not including taxes, dividend disbursements, additional contributions, or trading costs):

The great majority of actively managed funds with high turnover do not demonstrate better investment fund performance results, after the additional trading costs are taken into consideration.

Combine these cost savings with the power of compounding, and turbo - charge them with additional FREE MONEY that you could be entitled to from the government, and a Questrade RESP account could be the best investment you could make in your child's future!

Whole life insurance policies are regularly ten times the cost of term life insurance as you're paying for permanent coverage, additional administrative costs plus funding the investment account.

AVAILABLE FOR NEW INVESTOR ASSETS: Most of these lower cost investment company funds were thought to be available to additional investor money when this article was written.

Investment risk could be interpreted as the probability of suffering a loss, lower returns, higher volatility resulting in additional costs, etc..

Most accountants won't track the adjusted cost base of your individual stocks, ETFs, bonds and other investments unless you pay them additional fees to do it.

Indeed, since each of the ETFs in the portfolio has its own management expense, the additional management expense of this fund could be called «fee pyramiding» — increasing the total cost burden on each of your investment dollars.

Abstract: Based on the uncertainty of covariant matrix and value of expected return in risk assets, constraint tracking error for investment portfolio optimization model of VaR in additional transaction costs is constructed in this paper.

Adjusted cost base (ACB): the book value of a security based on the initial investment cost, additional contributions and reinvested amounts.

What I can say from a strategic perspective is that 1) I like a purchase of assets at historically low prices, 2) MFC has some expertise in the commodity business so this isn't completely outside their playing field, 3) perhaps, worst case, there could be a strategy to purchase the assets in bulk at a distress sale and then sell them off piecemeal for a profit, and 4) while this may be a role of the dice (who knows where gas prices will be a year from now) MFC is not betting the ranch; the total investment will be about CDN $ 75 million ($ 33 for the outstanding shares, $ 8 million for the warrants, $ 30 million additional investment and I've estimated $ 4 million for transaction costs), or less than 25 % of MFC's current cash hoard.

As of the latest trading update, IRES has now assembled a (relatively new) 2,000 + apartment portfolio (costing $ 519 million & boasting 97 % occupancy), with an LTV ratio of just 23 % & an additional $ 200 million of investment / development capacity.

However, the marginal benefits of adding additional investments decreases as the numbers get larger until the costs become greater than the benefits.

Also, variable universal life insurance policies may also offer a rider — at an additional cost — that will guarantee a minimum death benefit, regardless of the underlying investment performance.

With such low charges, NULIPs are arguably one of the most cost - effective investment instruments available in the market today that provide access to a wide range of asset classes along with the additional benefit of life cover at very reasonable costs.

Consultants can answer questions about investments and retirement and, in the case of more complicated questions, they can suggest a meeting with a wealth management advisor in person or on the phone for no additional cost or obligation to invest in a managed account program, according to a TIAA spokeswoman.

Investment professionals do not, however, receive any portion of, or any additional cash compensation as a result of these revenue and cost sharing arrangements.

Because of the low account value for the account right now, he is starting off with a $ 50,000 in a S&P 500 Index because it was the most straightforward way he could get diversification and low fees all in one (self - directed investments that, say, focused on holding specific blocks of Exxon and Coca - Cola stock for a long time would eat up significantly more in fees, making it imprudent to pursue individual stock selection when additional costs are considered).

In addition to investment advisory fees, each Fund pays other expenses including costs incurred in connection with the maintenance of securities law registration, printing and mailing prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information to shareholders, certain financial accounting services, taxes or governmental fees, custodial, transfer and shareholder servicing agent costs, expenses of outside counsel and independent accountants, preparation of shareholder reports and expenses of trustee and shareholders meetings.

Which means that by shaving a little more than a half a percentage point in annual investment costs, you're essentially able to save nearly an extra two percentage points of salary a year without actually having to part with that money or put additional strain on your budget.

Currently, Ascensus offers more than 5,500 zero - revenue fund options and more than 6,000 additional low - cost investment options, both of which are already winning favor with many plans.

Indie developers struggling to complete their projects and / or cover the cost of Valve's new Steam Direct system are now able to accrue additional funds through Fig, a crowdfunding and investment website.

-- A combination of targeted public policies allied to research and development investments could reduce fuel and financing costs leading to lower additional costs for renewable energy technologies.

Climate policy uncertainty, all other premises being equal, slows down the introduction of new technologies when compared with conventional ones, because it adds an additional risk to other large existing ones — the risk premiums for new technologies can be as high as 40 % of the capital investment cost for a power plant.

Hence the additional costs of the incentives for early deployment should be considered learning investments; they must be wisely spent and need to be widely shared».

In sum, generation additions (plus removal of coal costs) are in the order of $ 35 billion and additional investments relate to transmission and distribution assets.

This revealed approval of the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline would only have a marginal positive impact of the economics of the Canadian oil - sands industry, but could trigger a rush of investment into additional risky high - cost, high - carbon projects, dependent on rising oil prices.

SAWEA argued to the Pretoria court that «planned coal - fired power station closures were unrelated to the conclusion of RE PPAs, that renewable power purchase costs did not place additional financial burden on Eskom but had in fact added to Eskom's revenue, that the current supply surplus may well be short - lived, and that renewables are South Africa's least - cost and most flexible power investment option».

Compared to using the value in point one of 0.08 W / m2K, the amount of additional investment to compensate for this simply in order to demonstrate compliance with Part L in a Deap calculation has increased by an order of magnitude — more unnecessary waste which is completely out of tune with the fabric - first sustainable building approach as well as cost - optimal considerations.

What's more, DEQ's proposed rules would inexplicably bypass an economic opportunity for North Carolina, particularly for those areas that need it most: Participation in the Clean Energy Investment Program, which rewards renewable energy and energy efficiency investments in low - income areas during the early years of the Clean Power Plan at no additional cost to the state.

The additional investment cost could be offset by annual fuel savings of $ 1.7 trillion from more energy - efficient technologies and infrastructure, it added.