Sentences with phrase «higher servicing costs»

Choosing a diesel engined Skoda might seem the way to save money but owners need to factor in higher servicing costs.

Therefore, the lack of mechanisms to curb speculation on uncensorable, decentralized networks leads to higher service costs and significant concentration of wealth.

Not exact matches

The goal is to connect customers at much lower cost than is required for today's wired high - speed data services.

This will set off a vicious cycle of higher deficits that lead to higher debt, which in turn will mean higher interest costs and less funding available for healthcare, education and other provincial services.

Like many service businesses, Share makes its money on billable hours; once the fixed costs are paid, margins on additional calls are high.

That will likely mean higher fixed - costs for B.C. producers, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Of the online tax services I reviewed, it did the best job of looking out for my bottom line and minimizing the work without glossing over subjects, though the number of options and the high cost can be a turnoff.

The aim is to expand wireless service into rural areas where lower profit margins and higher costs have made some carriers reluctant to deploy.

Fuel services revenue increased 20 %, primarily reflecting higher fuel costs passed through to customers.

HP's third - quarter report is expected to show earnings that barely beat analysts» expectations after the company focused on cost - cutting and higher - margin business areas ahead of the impending split of its computer and printer businesses from its enterprise hardware and service arm.

If realized, SpaceX's satellite constellation would transform a traditionally high - cost, low - reliability service.

Yes, there are huge changes coming in health care, but should you jump into services where costs may be higher than expected and demand, lower than anticipated?

Every time you fly with them, you can expect to receive the same low cost and high degree of service.

Nonetheless, there are also worries the Royal Mail's quest for profit may mean remote — and therefore higher - cost — communities in the UK will not get the same service as cities and towns.

If you are having a hard time selling services at an acceptable profit, the problem may be that your employee costs are too high rather than the price is too low.

But the places where such services fall short represent major opportunities for entrepreneurs to do things better — even amid an atmosphere of high setup costs and thick red tape.

This option is sometimes divided into unmanaged hosting, which provides limited support for lower fees, and managed hosting, which costs more but provides higher - level support, maintenance, security, and services.

That's because raising rates means sooner or later consumers will pay higher debt servicing costs.

This would not only mean high, long - term debt - servicing - costs, it could also challenge the U.S.'s credit worthiness.

Chief executive Calin Rovinescu told analysts that the strong results were achieved despite higher costs resulting from winter service disruptions.

Typically, that takes the form of a higher up - front cost — say $ 250 plus a two - year contract, rather than $ 199 — or higher monthly service fees, sometimes both.

Because of the high costs of moving goods from point A to point B, corporations are always on the lookout to save money in addition to improving service.

In an effort to grow revenue and profits amid margin - crimping cost increases, American and its rivals are segmenting their cabins into smaller classes of service, including no - frills basic economy and premium economy, which offers a larger seat, more leg room and an amenities kit for a higher fare.

Singapore - listed contractor Ausgroup has reported a net profit of just $ 472,000 for the September quarter after incurring higher restructuring costs and delays to its new marine services business.

THE BUSINESS: Voice - and text - paging service FOUNDED: 1994 CLOSED: August 1999 PRIMARY CAUSES OF DEATH: Rapid emergence of competitors offering lower - priced or better alternative services; high cost of building a wireless network

«We expect management to aggressively pursue incremental high - margin business based upon the railroad's new low - cost footprint, innovative new service offerings and a reinvigorated culture of success,» he wrote.

But delivery operations are expensive to scale, so the company will help offset costs by charging companies a higher commission on orders that utilize Grubhub's delivery services.

While higher end freelancers may cost more than those on an Elance or Upwork, they tend to have more experience, can deliver services across a few different specialities and are more likely to form ongoing relationships with your organization for a long - term partnership.

He thinks that Amazon's shares are worth significantly more than where they are trading now because he expects the company's higher - margin web services business to grow faster than its retail segment, more than making up for the cost of expanding into new businesses to lure more Prime members, he said.

In both scenarios, you don't want to price your product or service any higher than 10 - 20 percent of the overall revenue lift, or the overall cost savings estimated (e.g., a gross gain of 10 percent, may only net them 8 - 9 percent after they pay your fees).

Its downstream consequences are lower cost in production and in warranty service, advantages in pricing, and higher customer satisfaction leading to brand loyalty and market share.

By offering mid - to high - end quality equipment, we provide customers the opportunity to «try out» bikes they may wish to purchase at a later date, providing additional incentive (besides cost savings) to use our service.

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.

Google is hardly the first company to run into cost issues while trying to provide consumer Internet and cable TV service, even before the era of high - speed fiber optic connections.

NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters)- United Parcel Service Inc reported higher first - quarter net profit on Thursday, driven by strong package volumes in its core U.S. segment, but higher costs from Saturday delivery and nasty winter weather weighed on operating results.

Guest blogging services are cropping up everywhere (including here, at AudienceBloom) as the industry begins to realize that guest blogging, as a link building tactic, is one of the few safe havens left after Penguin demolished many of the lower - cost, higher quantity tactics that SEOs came to rely upon over the course of the past several years.

The extraordinary cost reductions achieved by North American oil and gas companies have likely reached their limit, and any boost in profitability for much of the U.S. shale and Canadian oil sands industries will have to come from higher oil prices, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.

Real interest rates, which subtract inflation from the nominal rate to show the true cost of borrowing, soared as high as 8 % in the aftermath, as demand for goods and services evaporated and prices tumbled.

Designed to provide exceptional service for high - priority, on - demand goods, DP World Cargospeed systems will deliver freight at the speed of flight and closer to the cost of trucking.»

Someone requesting Uber's carpool service on a route where there are unlikely to be other passengers to share the ride, for instance, will be quoted a higher price so the company does not have to eat the cost, said the executive, who asked not to be named.

Debt service costs have risen to 15 percent of GDP — just short of record highs — according to CLSA.

In a sense, Uber and Airbnb vastly improved the liquidity for rides and room and board by making these services more available for less cost and higher quality.

By retaining associates, retailers avoid frequent hiring costs and develop a more experienced workforce, which delivers higher quality service and facilitate higher sales.

The cost of borrowing in China has been cut aggressively since the autumn of 2014 in response to the slowdown in the economy and the distress caused to property owners, local government and corporations by high debt - servicing costs.

Eddy Cue, Apple's head of internet software and services, added that 4K titles would cost the same to purchase as traditional high - definition titles, and those who previously bought high - definition titles would be upgraded to 4K at no additional cost.

What passed for Soviet Marxism lacked an understanding of how economic rents and the ensuing high labor costs affected international prices, or how debt service and capital flight affected the currency's exchange rate.

Instead, they are paying the same or higher prices for goods and services and more in consumer banking costs.

Now, CMIT has provided stable and predictable IT costs, reduced the overall cost of monthly licensing, produced higher customer service levels, and heightened user satisfaction.

By retaining healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations avoid frequent hiring costs and develop a more experienced workforce, which delivers higher quality service and facilitate higher levels of patient care with greater efficiency.

Ontario and Quebec both have a cap - and - trade system, which would also see some GST revenues raised when applied on higher costs of gasoline and other goods and services as a result of the cap and trade costs.