The best time to sell a home is during a seller's market — a market that has more buyers than sellers and hence higher prices result from this excess of
demand over supply.
Questions like this can highlight management's competitive strategy and how much excess of
demand over supply exists in the current environment.
Not exact matches
SINGAPORE, April 26 - Oil prices rose on Thursday, lifted by concerns
over supply disruptions in Venezuela and the Middle East as well as by strong
demand.
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.
Lithium - ion batteries become less capable of
supplying peak current
demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age
over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.
While industry analysts aren't calling for sharply higher prices, they say the market is vulnerable to more erratic pricing because global
supply has drained dramatically
over the last year as
demand has grown.
It might seem unimportant to know exactly why copper has been added to the list of sick commodities, but if it is more than a fright
over excess
supply and slack
demand then we could be on the verge of a rerun of the GFC.
«But once the eclipse is
over and the sun starts coming back, we have to ramp down the other generation in order to keep
supply balanced with
demand.»
Lithium - ion batteries become less capable of
supplying peak current
demands when they are in cold conditions, have a low battery charge, or as they age
over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.
SINGAPORE, April 26 (Reuters)- Oil prices rose on Thursday, lifted by concerns
over supply disruptions in Venezuela and the Middle East as well as by strong
demand.
The simple dynamics of
supply and
demand manifested themselves, and
over time lending standards have loosened, and some of the troublesome practices of years ago, such as PIK toggles, have made a comeback.
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.
«The main dynamic which is facing all of the producers, whether they are OPEC or non-OPEC, was that had the current market situation remained in place we would have gone into 2017 and probably through most of 2017 with the oil market still in considerably surplus
supply over demand, and that would be the fourth year in a row where that situation prevailed,» Atkinson said.
This is familiar ground for the SocGen strategist, who argued back in April that the British government could «concrete
over the entire length and breadth of the UK and house prices would still rise» arguing that Britain doesn't actually have a shortage of housing, just a big imbalance in
supply and
demand.
Over the medium and long - term, this could lead to a
supply -
demand imbalance and ultimately put strong upward pressure on the price of gold.
In commodities, oil futures lingered near six - week lows
over concerns about a
supply glut amid faltering
demand.
«If the upcoming
supply of units is not absorbed by
demand as they are completed
over the next 12 to 30 months, the
supply -
demand discrepancy would become more apparent, increasing the risk of an abrupt correction in prices and residential construction activity,» it says.
SCARCE
supply and growing
demand from the resources sector have helped push Perth's hotels market to the top of the class, with the Western Australian capital outperforming all major Australian cities
over 2011, according to new research.
With
supply growth peaking in 2018, a resurgence in
demand would again create favorable
supply /
demand conditions and lift RevPar higher by 2 % per year
over the next five years.
We may take some comfort that the rate of increase has slowed but it is difficult to explain the increase in prices
over the last few months based on
supply and
demand.
Because «overvaluation» and «undervaluation» usually refer to the fundamental value of a currency, this excess of
supply over demand would only imply an overvaluation of the RMB if
supply and
demand were driven primarily by economic fundamentals.
Of course,
supply and
demand will have to balance out
over time, and more Iranian crude will force a larger adjustment from U.S. shale, so U.S. oil production could see a deeper contraction.
Low
supply, high
demand and increased prices cast a long shadow
over the housing market — and it could get worse.
(Kitco News) In a time of rapidly increasing
demand for lithium batteries, there are growing concerns
over sufficient
supplies at acceptable prices.
While concerns
over the fundamental solvency of financial institutions have largely abated, what we're now faced with is a mismatch of
supply and
demand in bank funding that continues to affect banks in material ways.
Over the long run we expect returns to be positive and reflect rising marginal costs for these
supply - constrained assets as demographics inexorably increase their
demand.
«We anticipate a rebound in oil prices as U.S.
supply growth slows,
demand improves, and the dollar potentially tops and begins to weaken
over the next 12 to 18 months,» Stifel analysts wrote.
Mr Ward, dubbed «Chocfinger» due to his influence
over the cocoa price, blamed the rising power of algorithmic and systems - based trading for making position - taking based on «fundamental»
supply and
demand factors more difficult.
Truth is
DEMAND is falling and no place to put
over supply now.
Whereas Netflix laddered - up to its vertical model and used its power as an aggregator of
demand to gain power
over supply, Disney is seeking to leverage — and augment — its
supply to gain
demand.
Kohl says that there will be enough
supply to meet the
demand over the next decade in Greater Vancouver, although Fraser Valley gravel sources on land will become depleted, necessitating the transport of gravel by ocean barge from Texada Island.
Boosted by the bullish
supply -
demand reports, oil prices rallied on Monday, with Brent hitting a more than two - year high on strong oil
demand growth and the threat to Kurdish oil exports
over the referendum on independence.
The overall
supply - and -
demand situation in Dallas has been relatively flat
over the last few years, but inventory increased a bit during 2017.
The rally in oil prices
over the past year likely had more to do with higher
demand rather than merely the
supply taken off of the market by the OPEC / non-OPEC Continue Reading
Because there is a limited
supply of Bitcoin (21 million total) and increasing
demand, the price of bitcoin is expected to rise
over time.
«We expect
demand to outstrip
supply for iPhone X
over the next two quarters, but
demand could potentially slow down starting in the June 2018 quarter due to anticipation of new devices later in the year,» wrote the analysts.
Over the last few years, the East Bay real estate market has suffered from an imbalance between
supply and
demand.
It will be
supply destruction
over the next two years that will fuel the copper boom not
demand creation.
In contrast, export volumes decreased
over this period, despite strong global
demand, as capacity and infrastructure constraints and
supply disruptions restricted growth; such
supply - side factors have hampered exports for a number of years, with resource export volumes now lower than during 2000 (see the chapter entitled «Australia's Resource Exports — Recent Trends and Prospects» in this Statement).
The decline in issuance was sharper than can be readily explained by seasonality and the fall in housing loan approvals in 2004 and appears to have been driven by a fall in issuer
supply rather than investor
demand, given that primary spreads have narrowed by at least 5 basis points
over the period, to historically low levels.
The rise in beef prices was driven by the recovery in Asian
demand and herd rebuilding in Australia, which more than counterbalanced the expectation of large US
supplies of beef
over the remainder of 1999.
Rising equity — House values across California have risen
over the last few years, largely due to an imbalance between
supply and
demand.
The Bridging the Gap Report, which looks at housing
demand and
supply over the next decade in the capital.
Rural prices fell marginally
over the three months to January as strength in beef prices, underpinned by increased
demand, was offset by lower prices for wheat and cotton, owing to recent and prospective increases in global
supply.
There are still enough projects coming on stream to meet 2018
demand, but in 2019, 2020 and beyond, the lack of investment
over the past few years is going to cause a serious shortage of
supply.
In the gold market, miners added 13 % more
supply in the second quarter, year
over year, even as
demand fell 16 %, according to the World Gold Council's latest report.»
Last year,
demand was so strong it took just 2.6 months to rent the available stock of single - family rentals available last summer, down from 3.2 months of
supply last year and
over 5 months in 2007.
The background environment was one in which
demand in Australia — which grew by
over 5 1/2 per cent in 2007 — outstripped, by a significant margin, any plausible estimate of growth in potential
supply.
For example, a bottom - up investor chooses a company and then looks at its financial health,
supply,
demand and other factors
over a specified time period.
So you have declines in the money
supply and velocity, which will make the aggregate
demand curve shift inward
over time.