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They showed decent top line growth as well.

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«The opportunity to grow internationally on the top - line remains robust as Under Armour's peers in the athletic space continue to produce outsized growth,» he writes.

Comments: «The path to our 2013 year - end S&P 500 target of 1600 is not a straight line, and we remain somewhat cautious on US equities in the near term, as the US Fiscal Cliff and the growth outlook for Europe and China remain overhangs.

Because bottom - line value can be defined in two ways — as an increase in market share or as a reduction in costs — different avenues exist for linking your environmental responsibility to such growth.

This may be difficult for divisions that are cost centers such as accounting and product development as they don't directly contribute to growth or bottom - line improvements.

So the marketers conjured up a new line of toothpaste and various gimmicks were added to vehicles, but growth in the U.S. was modest, as befits a mature consumer economy.

«Fiscal 2018 was a record year for Xilinx with revenues of $ 2.5 billion as we realized 8 % annual growth driven by broad - based strength across multiple markets, reflecting our concerted efforts to accelerate top line growth,» said Victor Peng, President and Chief Executive Officer.

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.

Entrepreneurs have long seen outsourcing as a strategy reserved for big business, but technology has made it a more accessible tool for small businesses — and for some small firms, outsourcing has made a powerful impact on their growth, productivity and bottom lines.

Wallace is the first to admit the process isn't perfect; he sees the growth of front - line leaders as a perpetual project.

The new plans come as growth is slowing in the U.S. wireless market, which already provides more phone lines than there are people in the country.

«Here's the bottom line: the cloud companies have some of the best growth rates around, and their charts, as interpreted by Bob Lang, suggest that stocks like Salesforce, Workday and Red Hat could be ready to roar once again after a nice pullback just last month,» Cramer said.

Of these, fully half involve creating a new governmental or quasi-governmental agency (such as the Canada Infrastructure Bank), while the remaining are so ambiguous as to be potentially meaningless (for example, creating a foreign direct investment strategy «in line with the country's economic growth strategy»).

The same kind of growth is expected in 2018 as more states get legal cannabis on line.

Nokia, which closed its 15.6 billion euro acquisition of Alcatel Lucent in January, is looking to stronger growth in fixed line equipment from the recently acquired business, as well as 900 million euros in cost savings through 2018 to help it shore up profits in the near - to medium - term.

Cable providers» bottom lines: As traditional TV subscriptions continue to plummet, companies like Comcast and Verizon are seeing growth in their broadband business.

Product development expenses grew in line with revenues, driven by new hires, salary increases as well as growth of the share - based compensation in Q1 2018.

But the growth of golf, the growth of all sports as a marketing force boosting the bottom line of multi-billion dollar corporations, owes a debt to «the King».

As it can cost five times as much to acquire new customers than to maintain business with existing customers, loyalty is critical to your brand's bottom line and long - term growtAs it can cost five times as much to acquire new customers than to maintain business with existing customers, loyalty is critical to your brand's bottom line and long - term growtas much to acquire new customers than to maintain business with existing customers, loyalty is critical to your brand's bottom line and long - term growth.

Similarly, looking at it from an enterprise value basis, assuming a free cash flow margin of 25 % for FY18 (consensus estimates are at 24 %) on sales growth of 12 % (in - line with consensus) along with a EV / FCF multiple of 11x (in - line with the peak multiple leading up to the iPhone 6 cycle), we come up with a stock value in the mid $ 160s as well.

Revenue growth may not be as much of a concern for private equity owners like 3G that concentrate on maximizing the bottom line and cash flows.

Here's a point I made in that post, regarding GDP growth: «the current economy is like a slow runner who still hasn't caught up to a goal line that's moving closer as she runs towards it.»

The company says it is working to ease the pain of toll increases, but it argues that the line is needed as a result of oil sands growth.

However, as I write in my new weekly commentary, «QE: The Silver Lining of Slower Growth,» slower growth has a silver lining: the potential for greater monetary and fiscal stiLining of Slower Growth,» slower growth has a silver lining: the potential for greater monetary and fiscal stiGrowth,» slower growth has a silver lining: the potential for greater monetary and fiscal stigrowth has a silver lining: the potential for greater monetary and fiscal stilining: the potential for greater monetary and fiscal stimulus.

Banco Santander posted stronger - than - expected first quarter earnings Wednesday as solid growth in Brazil boosted the bottom line of Europe's biggest bank.

As discussed in the CD&A under «Compensation Components» and «Achieving Compensation Objectives — Pay for Performance,» we have provided incentive compensation in the form of an annual cash incentive award based on Company, business line and individual qualitative performance results for each fiscal year, and long - term incentive compensation generally in the form of stock option grants and, in certain circumstances, RSRs to reward our SEOs for contribution to growth in long - term stockholder value.

We find that year - over-year growth in ECRI's Weekly Leading Index (WLI) remains in a cyclical downturn (top line in chart) and, as of early March, is near its worst reading since July 2009.

Jack Ma's shopping spree is starting to weigh on Alibaba's bottom line just as profit and revenue growth ease.

That said, we didn't deliver as much of that growth to the bottom line as we would have liked.

We argue in a forthcoming book that most companies with sustainable growth share attitudes and behaviors: (1) They view themselves as business insurgents, fighting in behalf of underserved customers; (2) they have an obsession with the front line, where the business meets the customer; and (3) they foster a mindset that includes a deep sense of responsibility for how resources are used and for long - term results.

If Trump follows through with campaign promises to take a tougher line on global trade, that could act as a brake on U.S. growth, said O'Neil.

As you can see, our gross profit dollar growth was down $ 140 million or 2.7 %, which was in line with our expectations, while SG&A dollar growth decreased by $ 62 million or 1.6 %, reflecting outstanding SG&A control during the quarter.

But on the downside, Samsung faced challenges with its System LSI and Foundry businesses, as weak seasonality impacted the growth of those product lines.

Adidas (ADDYY) gains from top - line growth at its namesake and Reebok brands as well as strength in e-commerce.

«2018 is off to a strong start as we built upon our fourth quarter momentum, reporting another quarter of robust top and bottom - line growth,» Randy Garutti, CEO of the chain, said in a press release.

The insurer's acquisition of Esurance is shaping up as another flubbed deal by an old - line company looking to buy growth.

Much of the record growth in corporate EPS has been driven by lower interest expense, lower commodity prices and share buybacks as top line growth has been sub-par.

Demonstrated ability to streamline business operations that drive growth and increase efficiency, as well as bottom - line profit.

This corporate trust deficit is not singularly a U.S. phenomenon, as the Volkswagen emission - rigging scandal confirmed the cynical view that in the pursuit of growth there is no triple bottom line.

Knowles has grown rapidly over the years as consumers demand higher acoustic features in each new generation of smartphones and hearing aids, and we expect this trend to continue, which should drive above average top - line growth.

IBM instead turned to software and services as a place to look for better bottom - line growth.

Compared to traditional banks, you will never outgrow your line of credit, as a big enough factoring company can accommodate all your growth needs.

The demand for services in the Building Exterior Cleaners industry cum window cleaning line of business is on the increase in recent time, as growth in household formation rates expanded the available clientele base for industry players and rising per capita disposable income enabled consumers to purchase cleaning services they put off during the recession.

In addition it also saw impressive top - line growth of 11 % relative to the second quarter of last year, as its revenue came in at $ 49.8 billion.

Growth Strategies: The lifeblood of B2B organizations is creating sustainable top line revenue as well as market share growth year afterGrowth Strategies: The lifeblood of B2B organizations is creating sustainable top line revenue as well as market share growth year aftergrowth year after year.

Our BlackRock Growth GPS for the UK has ticked down, as the orange line shows in the chart below, suggesting 12 - month consensus estimates for UK gross domestic product (GDP) will move slightly lower.

In August, the rate of average hourly earnings growth is expected to come in line with the lacklustre pace that we have been accustomed to, as of late.

When determining if your business is right for an unsecured business loan, our underwriters analyze a variety of metrics such as big data, historical risk models, and trade line distribution to determine its unique growth potential instead of just looking at your credit score.

The pressure to achieve top line revenue growth and profitable growth strategies remain as the key challenges B2B CEO's face today.

The bottom line: Overall, in today's uncertain, low - growth environment, we prefer credit to equity and believe exposure to gold and alternatives as diversifiers makes sense.