Sentences with phrase «for weaker companies»

Oil prices have bounced around the $ 60 per barrel mark, low enough to cause deeper financial stress for weaker companies.

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This prompted the company to create a code of conduct for all its suppliers; wherever they were in the world, they would rise above weak labor laws.

Although they've had some weak reviews for online support and mobile functionality, they're a good choice for companies that want individual attention from an HR specialist.

Priceline shares tanked by 8 percent Wednesday after the company reported a bookings miss for its second quarter and weak guidance for the current quarter.

In addition to the battle for control, which has pitted Dauman against 93 - year - old controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone and his daughter Shari, the company said that advertising sales have been weak, and they are expected to be down by 4 % for the quarter.

Shares of Priceline sunk 6 percent after the company reported weak guidance for its third quarter.

Those companies are getting a boost from a weaker dollar, and Canada is now a magnet for tourists.

The company's shares fell nearly 2 per cent as Wal - Mart reported results that missed Wall Street's expectations for the third time in five quarters and gave a weak second - quarter earnings forecast.

The outlook for this round of earnings isn't sunny, and many are expecting it to be the weakest season for big - cap companies in six years.

U.S. coal exports to Asia have also risen in recent months as ailing U.S. mining companies search for alternatives to the weak domestic market.

The one weak spot in the company's results was the iPad, for which sales continue to slip.

«Tech, consumer staples and energy have seen the strongest earnings per share (EPS) growth for the companies that have reported so far,» they added, saying financials and industrials have been the weakest.

Revenue was especially weak for the company's morning foods and snacks categories.

When you have a company that's not making money, the anchor for its valuation is very weak.»

But growth has been slowing lately, and the company has reported a weak outlook for the future.

That would be bad news for the torrid earnings growth being enjoyed by US companies, since the large multinational corporations with heavy weighting in stock indexes have had exports boosted by a weak currency.

In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4) need for less resources rather than more because it generally makes raising the money easier.

GameStop shares were down as much as 20 percent Tuesday morning as the company issued a weaker - than - expected forecast for the fourth quarter and full year due to declines in video game sales.

That company's shares took a dive as it reported a weaker than expected first - quarter profit and issued a forecast for the year that also disappointed investors.

Viacom, meanwhile, looks even weaker: Two of its long - established channels, MTV and Nickolodeon, have been losing viewers rapidly, and analysts say the company is particularly vulnerable going into negotiations with cable providers, where it will bargain for the right to be included in their bundles.

The company's results have been pressured by weak Russian and Ukrainian beer demand, where an ongoing geopolitical crisis has pressured sales for Carlsberg and some of its rivals.

«Time Warner is a weaker company today than it was three years ago because Jeff Bewkes has run it to maximize its sale price for the past few years.

Concerns were fanned by suppliers reporting weak demand for high - end handsets, another sign the smartphone boom that made Apple the most - valuable company is ebbing.

For the last few years, Diet Coke has been the weakest link in the company's cola lineup.

There is an ongoing civil lawsuit against the company for its weak screening practices that have led to registered sex offenders, burglars, a convicted murderer, and others joining as drivers.

Ebay's stock dropped after the company reported second quarter earnings in line with analysts» expectations, but offered weaker guidance for the third quarter.

The company blamed «weak demand» in the mobile sector for its forecast.

So while it's true that weaker global demand and the stronger dollar is a headwind for big American manufacturing companies, hiring data suggest domestic consumption will continue to expand.

The weaker dollar isn't an unambiguous gain for a Canadian company that wants to make things.

Alcoa Inc.'s third - quarter results, scheduled to be revealed after the market closes Thursday, will mark the unofficial launch of what is currently projected to be the weakest earnings reporting season for S&P 500 companies in six years.

Today's review for downgrade considers that much weaker industry fundamentals have potential to warrant rating changes» for those companies, Moody's wrote in a press release.

As Miguel Helft writes for Fortune, that's partly due to the company's reorganization around mobile, which critics once bashed them for being weak in.

Companies ripe for takeovers often have some of the following traits: • a small capitalization; • a market price less than book value; • a «weak» management team; • ownership of undervalued assets or important patents.

Not only did Valeant report weak results for 4Q15, but looking forward, the company guided for revenue ($ 2.3 - $ 2.4 billion vs. $ 2.8 - $ 3.1 billion expected) and earnings ($ 1.30 - $ 1.55 / share vs. $ 2.35 - $ 2.55 / share expected) to come in significantly below expectations.

Although the company had a strong debt - to - equity ratio, its quick ratio of 0.84 is somewhat weak and could be cause for future problems.

Canada's expansion comes at a time when the U.S. dairy industry is struggling amid weak milk sales, eroding earnings for companies like Dallas - based Dean Foods Co..

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For all the reasons listed above, the correlation between these two factors is actually very weak, as demonstrated by Tim Koller, Jack Murrin, and Thomas E. Copeland in Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies (p. 80).

CVC's decision to sell Continental Foods comes amid a wave of deal - making in the packaged food sector where large companies are looking for ways to boost profits in a weak market.

If this strong correlation continues, exit opportunities for venture - backed IT companies would as a result decline in a weak economy.

A weaker dollar tends to be beneficial for multinational companies, because it can support sales of goods and services abroad, with a stronger dollar having the opposite effect.

That could be all - important for consumers, because without the deal, AT&T and Time Warner separately could be left weaker, compared to competitors such as Comcast and Disney, and less willing to deploy new services or green - light new movies and TV series — an argument made by the companies and analysts covering the sector.

The company has made some progress on that front, but not nearly enough to offset weak demand for smartphones.

For instance, one approach is to use gender diversity as a screen by minimizing exposure to companies with poor gender diversity records including weak policies, poor supply chain safety records or involvement in the adult entertainment industry.

Cirrus depends on the iPhone for the bulk of its sales, so the company's weak guidance for fiscal 2019 reflects a pessimistic view of how that product will perform in the coming year.

We exceeded the earnings per share («EPS») goal required for a target payout, as the company's performance in fiscal 2012 and 2014 more than offset weaker than expected results in fiscal 2013.

Tops CEO Frank Curci said in February, after the company filed for bankruptcy, that it would review its weakest performers during reorganization process.

For NetSuite, Splunk, and Zendesk, all cloud - based enterprise software vendors, weak guidance from similar companies has added fuel to the fire.

That's worrisome news for weaker oil producers and service companies, which sold off this week.

The company recently reported weaker than expected results due to lower demand for luxury watches in China and Hong Kong in 2013.