Sentences with phrase «increase prices charged»

«The proposed acquisition would remove a significant competitor in an already concentrated market and give Sonic the ability to increase prices charged to patients for services such as X-ray, CT scans and Ultrasounds,» Mr Sims said.

The «Ring has operated with the state subsidy since 2011, while simultaneously increasing the prices it charges auto manufacturers for testing and fans for track days.

While those sites are still selling eBooks, the agency pricing issue has greatly reduced their available selection and increased the prices they charge.

It can easily be a self - fullfilling prophesy, as inflation expectations can lead to everyone automatically increasing the price they charge for everything (wages, goods, etc).

Shares offer some protection against inflation because most companies can increase the prices they charge to their customers.

Not exact matches

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.

The fraud charges were unrelated to Shkreli's notorious decision to massively increase the price of a malaria drug.

Other important assumptions not specified above are a $ 0.99 US / Cdn FX rate, a $ 4 / bbl diluent premium over light oil and a $ CDN 15 difference between the $ CDN - equivalent WTI price and WCS prices at Hardisty, both increasing with inflation, and transportation charges of $ 1 / bbl for diluent and $ 1.50 / bbl for dilbit to / from Hardisty.

The professional inventory managers wanted to charge Rourke a fee of at least 15 % of the price of every part — an unacceptable cost increase.

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 amount you charge per labor hour, any prices you pass along to customers, cost increases you assume, the rate of inflation, and how much your competition charges should be numbers you know off the top of your head.

The poster boy for prescription drug price increases was arrested on securities fraud charges this week.

Increase demand for your product or service, target a vertical market niche, add value, generate a good ROI, and guarantee satisfaction, and customers will gladly pay your price, even if it's 50 to100 percent or more above what your competitors charge.

However the high gasoline prices of the past year and increased acceptance of home - charged electric cars are helping condition consumers to adopt urban vehicles with limited range as a trade - off to escape the high cost of gasoline.

The charges suggest that a small group of health - care firms — ones that acquire the rights to drugs and significantly increase their prices — is drawing the scrutiny of regulators and prosecutors, with a possible chilling effect on aggressive drug - pricing strategies.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

That suggests that weak domestic demand is becoming an increasingly significant source of disinflationary pressure, adding to the impact from falling world energy prices and the end of a period of administered price rises as governments sought to repair their finances by increasing revenue from sales taxes and charging more for services such as health care.

Sales volume actually increased slightly, as did base pricing, but differences in exchange rates and a decline in what it can charge for rare earth elements outweighed those improvements, the company said.

The Bank of Montreal also plans to adjust the pricing as of May 1 to increase debit transaction fees, bank plan fees, and charges on paper statements.

The strength in global growth has been associated with a rapid expansion of trade and sharp increases in commodity prices and freight charges (for further details see «Box A: Developments in World Trade»).

Price discounting persisted among manufacturers in Alberta and B.C, while factory gate charges increased in all other areas monitored by the survey

The price of utilities and property rates and charges, for example, both increased by more than 5 per cent over the year.

When considering alternative investments, you should consider the fact that some products may utilize leverage and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss and be illiquid, are not required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, may involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds, often charge high fees including incentive fees, and in many cases have underlying investments that are not transparent and are known only to the investment manager.

When wage increases are a result of policy instead of market mechanics, revenues and profits can suffer if businesses can not offset the costs by charging higher prices.

Every union worker is a capitalist selling his labor and attempting to increase the price he can charge for his labor by creating a larger unit of labor to bargain with.

«It is not our preference to increase prices, however it is important that our customers understand these additional charges arising from the CDS are a direct consequence of NSW government policy,» the spokesman said.

The government is not increasing the price of products; companies don't have to pass the charge on to their customers.

It could do so by requiring school districts that charge lower prices to increase prices gradually so that, when combined with the federal subsidy provided for such meals, they eventually at least equal the federal reimbursement level for free meals.

Our concern (and we believe the motivation of the USDA rule) is that when schools that charge less than the government reimbursement are under pricing themselves, increasing their dependence on a la carte foods, and risking having their food service to operate in the red.

It is because of the price increases that we need a swift investigation by the Competition Commission into the relationship between the wholesale price of fuel and what the energy companies charge their customers.

According to the renowned Economist, he is very surprised that the fuel stations are charging a 27 % increase since the hansard on the fuel price increase stated a maximum of 5 % and not 27 %, adding that Parliamentarians can not be held responsible.

Review of options to increase capacity and improve performance on the A14, some of which could be part funded through tolling - CIHT believe that Road pricing offers a solution; a shift away from taxation to charges at the point of use and the opportunity to attract private sector to the potential revenue streams available from tolling

The report that landed on Sunday drew a few broad conclusions: pricing is opaque; quality and cost aren't always correlated; increased market - share often increases costs; cost - shifting — which is when hospitals with large Medicaid populations try to make up for that by charging more money to commercial insurers — doesn't happen that often.

Prices may be subject to booking fees and handling charges and may increase over time.

The gamified system increased cooperation and productivity, resulting in a larger number of ground shipments, giving the company greater profit margins and allowing the cooperative to charge 2 % to 4 % extra for a commodity item (paper cups) to Starbucks due to increased efficiency of Hugo's gamified IT system.Hugos was able to achieve through gamification what Michael Porter, a leading authority on competitive strategy, advocates is the purpose of a business strategy: to increase profits by cutting costs and / or rising the price of your product or service.

That's only a $ 5,000 increase over the previous entry - level Model S 60, which is how much Tesla usually charges just for adding AWD to a Model S. Given that the new car also has improved performance, a longer driving range, and extra standard features, the 70D's price tag is actually a bargain.

An investigation by the Department's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings («Enforcement Office») revealed that prior to January 26, 2012, Voyager Travel advertised air tour packages in a manner that did not meet Department requirements under Part 399 because the advertisements failed to include all fuel surcharges in the prices advertised, failed to state that the prices were subject to post purchase price increases, and failed to provide appropriate notice of the existence, nature, and amount of other charges and additional taxes and government - imposed fees that were then permitted to be stated separately from the base fare.

Every other revision to the Nissan GT - R has come with a price increase, so expect the new car to start above this year's entry price of $ 97,820 (which includes a $ 1000 destination charge).

OPTION PACKAGES REAR - SEAT BLU - RAY ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM 9 display, 2 wireless headphones, wireless remote and rear audio system w / 115V AC power outlet and RCA jacks, Wireless Headphones (2), RADIO: PREMIUM DISPLAY AUDIO W / NAV / ENTUNE / JBL JBL GreenEdge speakers and amplifier, AM / FM CD Player w / MP3 / WMA playback capability, touch - screen display, aux jack, USB 2.0 port w / increased charging capability and iPod connectivity and control, hands - free phone capability, phone book access and music streaming via Bluetooth wireless technology, and voice recognition (integrated backup camera vehicle dependent), The Entune App Suite includes Bing, iHeartRadio,, OpenTable, Pandora, Yelp and Facebook Places (on CY13 audio only), real - time info including traffic, weather, fuel prices, sports and stocks.

RADIO: PREMIUM DISPLAY AUDIO W / NAV / ENTUNE / JBL - inc: amplifier AM / FM CD Player w / MP3 / WMA playback capability touch - screen display aux jack USB 2.0 port w / increased charging capability and iPod connectivity and control hands - free phone capability phone book access and music streaming via Bluetooth wireless technology and voice recognition (integrated backup camera vehicle dependent) The Entune App Suite includes Bing iHeartRadio MovieTickets.com OpenTable Pandora Yelp and Facebook Places (on CY13 audio only); real - time info including traffic weather fuel prices sports and stocks

In other words, if you miss a deadline associated with a price increase, there's still no charge if you're just exhibiting one product.

So if they miss a deadline associated with a price increase, there's still no charge if they're exhibiting just one product.

Now, Motor Trend is reporting that the midsize sedan will be receiving price drops across the board ranging from $ 300 on a number of models up to $ 770 on the 1LT trim; offsetting some of MSRP drop, though, the destination charge has increased from $ 760 to $ 810.

All prices include an $ 860 destination charge (a $ 40 increase from the previous model year) in 49 states; it's another $ 150 in Alaska for a total of $ 1,010.

But if you have a garage, or live in a city with an increasing number of charging stations, and want to do as much for the environment as you can, the Fusion Energi delivers the absolute latest in cutting - edge efficiency in a mainstream, reasonably - priced sedan.

This increases the price you have to charge to break even and make a profit for your book.

However, as the complexity and diversity of styling increases, so do the prices that book layout designers charge.

According to Amazon's price estimation tool, I should be charging $ 5.99 for a revenue increase of 451 % and a drop in unit sales by half.

RIM took a $ 485 million charge related to the PlayBook in its fiscal third quarter, but it did manage to increase sales by slashing the price of the 7 - inch slate.

Prices charged to libraries vary widely according to the kind of license agreement, and we hope they will be reduced as demand increases.