Sentences with phrase «higher business risk»

If we are in an environment with higher business risk and higher legal risk, then the company is going to need somebody with deeper pockets and hopefully principles in order to keep it both commercially viable and editorially viable.»

The high profit margins of exploration companies may appear attractive, but relatively higher uncertainty in future cash flows makes them fraught with higher business risk.

For the period May 1, 1969 to April 30, 2011, I examine U.S. companies, excluding AMEX companies, high business risk companies, such as Software & Services, Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment, Transportation, Automobiles & Components, Real Estate / Construction Materials (GICS 1510) and Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Capital Goods, and companies that had reported extraordinary items the year before.

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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.

Running your own business can be very high risk but also high reward, so the stress of managing that is very real and always on - going.»

Richard Branson is an iconic entrepreneurial figure, a high school drop - out whose knack for seizing opportunities, taking risks, spotting opportunities, and betting on himself and the people around him to build businesses in a variety of industries.

It's a high - risk business for them.»

However, this is likely too low for high - risk industries like construction and manufacturing and too high for home - based consulting and businesses not offering health insurance.

Hitching your business to a star can be high — reward — and high - risk.

«Far and away the biggest value - creating step that a company can have is evolving from concept to drug,» says Brian Bapty, a biotechnology analyst with Vancouver - based brokerage Raymond James Financial Inc. «It's one of the best businesses to be in, albeit one of the higher - risk businesses.»

Although the company believes that such statements are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, the forward - looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees and they are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk.

As the Canadian Federation of Independent Business puts it, «It's a high - risk, high - reward gain.

According to Schenck, the only arm of Deutsche Bank that is slightly down is the transaction banking business after the German lender exited a number of countries and high - risk clients.

The Apple board stipulated this year that for security reasons the CEO should use private planes for business and personal travel, citing the risk given his high profile.

«If the fall in the stock market continues, that suggests a higher risk of recession, which can't be good for small businesses and startups.»

Leaders who do not show appreciation for their employees are putting their business at risk for higher turnover, lower output and malaise.

Some banks take the moral high ground and don't back vice businesses, but many banks have an appetite for risk and just need better guidance,» says Brudner.

And especially in the case of a business or a borrower who has lower credit scores, it's usually higher interest rates and fees that compensate for the higher risk the lender is taking.

Higher - end insurers like Chubb, CNA, Travelers and Philadelphia have insurance programs tailored for specific types of businesses and the unique risks that they face.

Based on our survey, Canadian businesses cite higher risk financing challenges twice as often as U.S. companies do.

It displays how valuable U.S. business leaders (in grey) and Canadian ones (in yellow) consider various types of «innovative financing solutions,» which are typically harder to secure because they are higher risk or simply not offered:

While traditional banks view small business lending as high - risk, many online lenders award funding exclusively to small - business startups.

Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were marijuana was legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.

The new software targets data - intensive applications requiring high - speed access to massive volumes of information generated by countless devices, sensors, business processes, and social networks; examples include seismic data processing, risk management and financial analysis, weather modeling, and scientific research.

Nevertheless, we can all benefit by understanding a collective view from investors on the high - risk elements that every new business has faced historically based on the team, as well as in the marketplace.

Yes, you'll need to take risks in business but if that involves dipping into your emergency fund, retirement, the kid's college fund or going into high - interest debt, take a step back and reconsider.

If they don't realize that you might fail for reasons completely beyond your control, then they don't belong in a high - risk business venture.

Although starting a business is a high - risk endeavor, millions of small companies stay in operation each year.

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.

When working with risk premium, systematic risk and nonsystematic risk, the rule is that the expected return on the business operations will always be directly related to the amount of risk taken on: Lower risk decisions come with lower expected returns, and higher risk decisions come with higher expected returns.

For instance, a friend of mine recently started a high - risk business venture.

A business credit score below 750 can indicate a higher risk, which could lead to you being denied credit or a higher interest rate and lower credit limit if you are approved.

A sole - proprietorship will probably be sufficient unless this is a high - risk business like bungee jumping.

And the executives who spoke with Business Insider acknowledged that their business faced risks — Spotify just doesn't rank very high in comBusiness Insider acknowledged that their business faced risks — Spotify just doesn't rank very high in combusiness faced risks — Spotify just doesn't rank very high in comparison.

What small - business groups should advocate comes down to a fundamental question: Do they believe in their own economic analysis enough to risk a recession that could hurt many small - business owners in a game of chicken over taxes on the highest earning Americans?

Twenty - seven percent of employee - introduced, third - party cloud applications, intended to open up new business opportunities and increase efficiencies, were categorized as high risk and created significant security concerns.

Securitized assets such as mortgages, properties or whole businesses, are another way of reducing risk as lenders are higher up the capital structure, and management is restricted on what can happen to the assets.

Guts - dominated leaders actively seek out uncertain business ventures with the possibility for high reward (risk takers) or are capable at managing situations laden with heavy consequence (risk - tolerant).

A small business with no revenue, no track record and no sales screams high - risk.

These risks include, in no particular order, the following: the trends toward more high - definition, on - demand and anytime, anywhere video will not continue to develop at its current pace or will expire; the possibility that our products will not generate sales that are commensurate with our expectations or that our cost of revenue or operating expenses may exceed our expectations; the mix of products and services sold in various geographies and the effect it has on gross margins; delays or decreases in capital spending in the cable, satellite, telco, broadcast and media industries; customer concentration and consolidation; the impact of general economic conditions on our sales and operations; our ability to develop new and enhanced products in a timely manner and market acceptance of our new or existing products; losses of one or more key customers; risks associated with our international operations; exchange rate fluctuations of the currencies in which we conduct business; risks associated with our CableOS ™ and VOS ™ product solutions; dependence on market acceptance of various types of broadband services, on the adoption of new broadband technologies and on broadband industry trends; inventory management; the lack of timely availability of parts or raw materials necessary to produce our products; the impact of increases in the prices of raw materials and oil; the effect of competition, on both revenue and gross margins; difficulties associated with rapid technological changes in our markets; risks associated with unpredictable sales cycles; our dependence on contract manufacturers and sole or limited source suppliers; and the effect on our business of natural disasters.

He suggested the company's growth plans could involve moving customers who have used HP for datacentre, application development and business process outsourcing, towards higher value, lower risk services.

The dead - body business is seen as highly predictable, uncorrelated with other industries, inflation - linked, low - risk and high - margin.

For Toccarra Thomas, a small - business owner and graduate student in Knoxville, Tennessee, putting together that kind of generous emergency fund wasn't just about avoiding catastrophe, it was also about freeing herself up to seize a high - risk, high - reward opportunity.

A seemingly insignificant misclassification of your industry could put you in a higher risk category and make it more difficult for your business to qualify for a loan.

As a general rule, banks prefer to see borrowers with personal credit scores over 680, they like to see a good number of years in business, and generally don't like to lend to restaurants (they perceive them as higher risk).

Many lenders consider the increased flexibility of a business credit line higher - risk financing than a more traditional term loan because the business is borrowing in the future based upon their creditworthiness today.

Because a small business loan is considered a higher - risk loan, to reduce that risk to the lender, the SBA will frequently guarantee 50 % to 85 % of an eligible loan (within their 7 (a) loan program, for example).

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Have been working as a business owner in a hectic, high risk, exhausting industry for 13 years hoping for the right opportunity to come along and just as I was about to throw in the towel and take a new direction in life....

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.