One part of the IPO process is that you open up your books, which gives us an unusually wide window
into company performance.
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.
It also doesn't hurt that Misen is a growing
company, and they're rapidly expanding
into other aspects of cookware while keeping the same ethos of an «honest price» for premium
performance.
And now that workers are cracking down on people sneaking
into performances, the
company is saving a couple hundred dollars per
performance, estimates Cramton.
The
company's board put a special provision in Papa's employment agreement that turbocharges his pay the way a videogame might when a player levels up
into bonus points mode: If Valeant's stock price reaches a new high of at least $ 270 a share in the next three years, Papa gets double the allotment of
performance - based stock.
Performance may be volatile and results unpredictable, but for investors who want to participate in a
company's development from its first steps
into its maturity, TSX and TSXV enable them to do it.
The
company is said to have run
into problems with at least one key projection of future
performance.
In addition, the
company says it will issue an iOS software update with new features that give users more visibility
into the health of their iPhone's battery, so they can see for themselves if its condition is affecting
performance.
The
company's AI product, Quill, can essentially turn numbers
into stories: The box score from a baseball game becomes a written report of that game, for example, detailing player
performance as if you were reading a sportswriter's coverage in the newspaper.
Mio, which is a heart rate monitor and activity tracker, falls
into the sports
performance market along with other
companies like Garmin, TomTom and Under Armor.
In 2015 we started a cross-
company pivot away from product selling and towards a platform sell — delivering the value of all of our core DNS, data, analytics and traffic steering products
into addressing the Internet
Performance Management space, where we see huge potential for the
company through the next five years and beyond.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support,
performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses
into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8)
company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined
company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial
performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined
company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Robbins and Mallouk go
into detail in «Unshakeable» about how to consider diversifying your investments, but say anyone should consider investing in an index fund, which allocates money across
companies in an index, essentially giving you representative ownership of that market — which, again, will grow over time regardless of short - term
performance.
The recently passed tax plan eliminates
companies» ability to deduct
performance - based bonuses to managers who are paid more than $ 1 million, so Netflix just decided to lump all cash payments
into executives» salaries.
Those worries over a regulated Facebook then bled
into other social media and tech
companies» stock
performances.
Its rankings are based heavily on a
company's long - term financial results and — for the first time this year — take
into account its environmental, social, and governance
performance as measured by investment research firm Sustainalytics.
It can be hard for a large
company to break
into a government contract if it doesn't have past
performance.
RESOLVED: Shareholders request the Board Compensation Committee prepare a report assessing the feasibility of integrating sustainability metrics, including metrics regarding diversity among senior executives,
into the
performance measures of the CEO under the
Company's compensation incentive plans.
Should Uber find ways to match or exceed incumbents»
performance levels without compromising its cost and price advantage, the
company appears to be well positioned to move
into the mainstream of the limo business — and it will have done so in classically disruptive fashion.
By paying executives for
performance that does not generate real cash flows, Valeant's board of directors created the misalignment that precipitated the executive behavior that got the
company into so much trouble in the first place.
The
company's proprietary platform looks deeper
into the health of small businesses, focusing on the overall business
performance, rather than the owner's personal credit history.
The
company's proprietary credit models look deeper
into the health of businesses, focusing on overall business
performance, rather than the owner's personal credit history.
She called on shareholders to pressure boards to promote women
into top managerial roles so that
companies do not miss out on
performance benefits.
To get the numbers and the package right,
companies have to monitor the recommendations coming out of ISS and Glass Lewis and pitch salaries to industry averages, plus take
into account the
company's
performance.
Accountability must be determined on the basis of
performance evaluations based on true industry value metrics (e.g., success rates in the number of newly founded technology
companies bringing products / services to market; return on investment in 3 to 5 years; expansion
into mature entities; growth in the numbers of technology graduates and Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) employed in Canadian SMEs).
Further, the Compensation Committee uses its discretion and judgment, taking
into consideration competitive market data,
Company and executive
performance and relative internal positioning to determine the actual long - term incentive award for the individual NEOs.
The HRC has reaffirmed the policy of deferring a portion of annual incentive compensation for the
Company's highest earners in the form of long - term awards whose vesting terms take
into account longer risk - emergence periods, and has overseen the implementation of standard
performance objectives for the
Company's control function staff to further prevent or discourage excessive risk - taking.
Because our model focuses on quantifying the market's expectations for the future financial
performance of a
company as embedded in the stock price, we need a more dynamic DCF model than the traditional models that force the valuation of every stock
into a 5 or 10 - year forecast horizon.
The
Company must take
into account the accessibility needs of employees with disabilities as well as any individualized accommodation plan in place during the
performance management process.
Michael Gould, founder and CTO of Anaplan, a
performance - management Cloud platform provider, visited Global Finance to discuss innovation in corporate software, the fast - growing need for data analysis, and how to turn an idea
into a global
company.
But it had been a long time coming at a
company that leaned
into its brash reputation, disdained the status quo, and prized results,
performance, and «hashtag winning» — to use another Travis - ism — over most all other matters.
Whether or not the corporate tax rate drops to 20 % won't matter much to U.S.
companies, which have put up a stellar
performance this year and are expected to continue their run
into 2018.
By focussing on the software and driver experience over the vehicle's physical
performance, Breitfeld hopes to avoid repeating the same mistakes as Faraday Future — an electric car
company that has run
into financial difficulties after unveiling its FF91 vehicle at CES last year.
The Compensation Committee further believes that over-reliance on benchmarking can result in compensation that is unrelated to the value delivered by the named executive officers because compensation benchmarking does not take
into account the specific
performance of the named executive officers or the
performance of the
Company.
With The Croods a potential hit, the factors depressing DWA stock largely will be in the rearview mirror, given that the
company already announced an $ 87 million write - down due to the poor
performance of Rise of the Guardians, plus other charges related to layoffs and sending Me & My Shadow back
into development.
Coming
into Tuesday's first - quarter financial report, Johnson & Johnson shareholders were optimistic that the
company would see its bottom line rebound as the positive impacts of tax reform would supplement solid fundamental business
performance.
Still, investors may find it discouraging to see the emerging growth
company's machine revenues decline on a full - year basis, especially after taking
into account that management would prefer that investors evaluate the
company's
performance on an annual basis.
Glass Lewis may exclude certain market - based peers from a
company's pay for
performance analysis if the peer falls
into one or more of the following categories:
Clients can select which issue categories they care about, and how they would like
company performance in those areas to translate
into voting decisions.
Clean technology
companies can tap
into a fast - growing global market expected to exceed $ 2 trillion per year by 2020, while resource and manufacturing firms can gain competitive ground by boosting their environmental
performance and using energy and resources more efficiently.
Tenneco then intends to split the
company into two independent, publicly listed
companies, one focused on aftermarket and ride
performance and the other on powertrain technology.
It reflects the ongoing strategy to combine powerful software assets
into a single
company with a strong
performance - based operating model.
As earnings season ramps
into full gear, the
performance of some of the biggest names could determine future of the tech boomAs large tech
companies report first - quarter earnings in a flood of results during the next two weeks, they face a major test: Will they continue to post huge growth, and fuel further overall gains for the market, or settle
into a more mild adulthood?
Your business should build ethical considerations and values
into its
performance strategy and align it with the achievement of
company goals.
«Driven by the robust
performance of our fundamental operating indicators and continuous expansion, both geographic and
into adjacent businesses, in 2015 Arca Continental's outstanding results distinguished us in our industry and the markets we serve,» the
company says.
At the beginning, Create - A-Pack specialized in liquid food products, but today the
company has branched out
into dry food packaging and confections, as well as some packaging for the athletic
performance goods and supplements market.
To ensure supplier compliance,
companies should invest in technology that enables them to achieve visibility
into supplier operations and capacity while also delivering supplier benchmarking and
performance rewards.
At the beginning, Create - A-Pack specialized in liquid food products, but today the
company has branched out
into dry food packaging, confections, as well as some packaging for the athletic
performance goods and supplements market.
The concept takes
into account the whole packaging process, helps the
company to achieve cost savings and improves environmental
performance facilitating the
company's everyday life.
About Ted Reader Ted Reader is an award - winning chef and food entertainer, who's parlayed his passion for food
into a culinary tour de force that includes more than a dozen cookbooks, shelves of food products, live culinary
performances, TV and radio cooking shows and appearances as well as culinary demonstrations, a catering
company and teaching.