Sentences with phrase «even strong companies»

Indeed, even strong companies had a hard time borrowing during the panic of late 2008.

«Joining HomeServices makes us an even stronger company.

Not exact matches

Even then, it may be some time before companies with strong safety cultures allow new employees to drive a truck solo, Laskowski said.

If you can show a measurable difference in cash flow from the time you joined the company, you'll have an even stronger case.

Nevertheless, luxury - goods companies were trying to maintain a buoyant attitude last year as 2009 approached; Bain & Co. even suggested in an October 2008 report that some ritzy categories (particularly watches) would remain strong.

For one, they typically look for larger opportunities that are a little bit more stable, meaning the company would need a strong team of people and a even few million dollars.

Some entrepreneurs have applied for the money -; each company accepted into TechStars will immediately receive $ 118,000 in start - up capital -; but most of the strong candidates raised at least a few hundred thousand dollars even before they applied.

Telecom analyst Iain Grant said Lacavera's position becomes stronger because he still owns part of the company even if he's unable to buy the rest of it back.

Even so, the company believes Athleta's online following is strong, and is sure to grow — Gap estimates that Athleta will be a big part of doubling e-commerce sales to $ 2 billion by 2014.

Of course, strong leadership also often goes hand in hand with bold ambition: Polman took a big risk by declaring his — to double the company's size even while reducing its environmental footprint and increasing its positive social impact.

Even then, he predicts that competition from the likes of larger companies like Apple and smaller incumbents like Snap Inc. will be strong.

A raft of technology companies, venture capitalists and even FCC commissioners added their voices to the now - strong opposition chorus.

But as Subway faces more intense competition from everyone from a stronger McDonald's to Panera Bread to Starbucks (sbux), the company is finding it preferable to have nicer restaurants even if that means fewer of them.

It's even more difficult to do the right thing if your company is not anchored from the onset to a strong moral base.

But when you ask what to do about it, that consensus quickly devolves into finger - pointing — at recycling companies like Waste Management for failing to innovate, at the American public for their lazy recycling habits, at producers for creating plastic packaging that is increasingly difficult to recycle, and even at the federal government for not passing strong legislation that encourages better practices.

If some of the planned series are as well - received as The Handmaid's Tale has been thus far, then Stillerman and Hulu will be off to a strong start toward the company's goal of pulling even with its larger streaming rivals.

Arguably even more important, having strong ties with the reputable incubator gives GreenMantra credibility by extension: it tells customers they're a trustworthy company and partner.

Employer branding will help you hire new employees, create a strong company culture and even reduce marketing costs.

Since insurance companies would still be on the hook for covering those out - of - pocket costs even if their government payments stopped coming in, there's a strong chance they'd exit the marketplaces altogether in order to avoid the financial hit.

His company has 24 %, but it's growing, and Hutt says some new business developments to be announced later this year will make them an even stronger competitor.

Strong credit markets give companies borrowing options to boost their stock prices, while making bearish investors scramble to close out trades before losing any more money, both of which then push the stock market even higher and continue the self - reinforcing bullish cycle.

It's an unpleasant reality, but the business side of a digital information company — even a strong one like the New York Times — may not be able to sustain the kind of infrastructure and cost base that a print - based newspaper model could.

CEO Kotick said in a statement, «We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies... The transactions announced today will allow us to take advantage of attractive financing markets while still retaining more than US$ 3 billion cash on hand to preserve financial stability.»

Regarding dividends, many strong companies also continue to increase their dividends per share, even in a bear market.

It's vital to be able to recognize a strong fit for your company, even when a candidate's personality and ideas might be far different from your own.

Analysts forecast something of a strong report from the incumbent telecom company, even as the industry faces antitrust uncertainty.

Even though the company has a strong debt - to - equity ratio, the quick ratio of 0.17 is very weak and demonstrates a lack of ability to pay short - term obligations.

That logic even applies to companies with strong fundamentals and future prospects, such as coffee king Starbucks (SBUX).

Even as companies» quarterly results have come in strong, their earnings calls have raised concerns that rising commodity prices may pinch profit margins in the future.

Even if your company has a strong mission, a learning culture with smart people to learn from and lots of growth opportunities, it's very difficult to know what it's like to work there by reading your job listing and looking at your marketing website.

«Over time, we have every confidence that the work we are doing to reposition and engineer our company will deliver an even stronger brand for our consumers and retail partners.»

Some investors will try to keep shares of Constellation Brands (STZ) down, even though the company reported strong quarterly results on Thursday, according to TheStreet's founder and Action Alerts PLUS Portfolio Manager Jim Cramer.

Last week in London, for example, an analyst from a research company with whose views I am usually in strong sympathy and who herself is very bearish on China's growth prospects, airily dismissed Chinese debt concerns by pointing out that Chinese government debt, even after adding back estimates of losses in the banking system, is lower than that of the Japanese government, and because the government's debt burden has not been a problem in Japan it won't be a problem in China.

Even though a company may have strong cash flow projections, what looks good on paper may not translate to the real world.

Industries that remain strong even during tough time include: services that can save other companies money, and child - and pet - care related products and services.

stock benchmarks close out Friday little changed as investors express muted enthusiasm following strong corporate results, even from some of the market's biggest and most influential companies.

For one, Amazon, like other e-book sellers, has used a scheme known as «digital rights management» (DRM), which limits the types of devices that can read certain e-book formats.259 Compelling readers to purchase a Kindle through cheap e-books locks them into future e-book purchases from Amazon.260 Moreover, buying — or even browsing — e-books on Amazon's platform hands the company information about your reading habits and preferences, data the company uses to tailor recommendations and future deals.261 Replicated across a few more purchases, Amazon's lock - in becomes strong.

Disney might have to divest a cable channel or two (the company's power over distributors would be even stronger; basically the opposite of the some of the concerns that halted the Comcast acquisition of Time Warner), and potentially be limited in its ability to make operational decisions about Hulu (Disney would have a controlling stake after the merger; Comcast was similarly restricted after acquiring NBC Universal, but there the concern was more about Comcast's conflict of interest with regards to its cable TV business competing with Hulu).

«We should emerge even stronger — an independent company with a best - in - class franchise portfolio and the focus and flexibility to drive long - term shareholder value and expand our leadership position as one of the world's most important entertainment companies.»

Given the company's relatively strong position now and the uncertainty of the future, some Wall Street sources are scratching their heads wondering why the Nordstrom family would even consider cutting a deal that would give a new investor preferred shares, noting that the idea was likely thrown on the table to see what would trigger private equity interest.That has brought some private equity firms back in for another around of talks, but one source noted: «Private equity these days don't really want to commit any money to brick - and - mortar.

Perhaps even more remarkable is that strong work cultures enable companies to weather downturns far better than their counterparts.

Some investors argue that massive share - price increases in 2014 mean that even future successes won't produce strong returns for shareholders buying in at today's prices, but the demand among top pharmaceutical companies for promising drug candidates to add to their pipelines shows few signs of slowing anytime soon, and that could bode well for the sector in the coming year.

PEP is a high quality company, I am sure that these stocks will become an important part in my investment portfolio making it even stronger.

Retail bulls argue that even if brick - and - mortar sales continue to decline across the country, Manhattan will stay strong because so many companies use their retail space as showcases to establish and promote their brands.

Even midsized companies, with deep inventories of development locations, a growing production and cash flow base and with relatively strong balance sheets have been orphaned by investors.

But give credit where credit's due — Woodside was the only large oil & gas company in Australia to record a profit in 2015 and continues to operate with a strong balance sheet and sufficient buffer at a break - even point of US$ 28.40 a barrel.

And perhaps paradoxically, even though I'm working fewer hours, I feel a stronger connection to work and to the mission of our company.

A strong dollar even hurts companies that don't export.

By knowing the numbers of Berkshire Hathaway; Warren Buffett has kept the company financial position strong, even in times of recession.

Stronger iPhone prices and hints by Apple Inc on Thursday that it could return more than half of its $ 285 billion in cash to shareholders eased concerns among investors, even as the world's biggest technology company gave a disappointing revenue outlook for the current quarter.