Sentences with phrase «maintain pricing power»

It's difficult to maintain pricing power in such a competitive leasing environment.»

Key findings from the report include that the fact that larger firms maintain pricing power as rates rise.

Since these rival chains might also be struggling, there is no assurance that EPR would be able to maintain pricing power but might have to accept drastically reduced rents that could negatively impact its cash flow.

I like companies that can maintain pricing power in any environment.

Consolidating a sizable portfolio of tracks and race dates under a single umbrella provided the leading players with sustainable competitive advantages in the form of superior ability to negotiate with NASCAR, lobby municipal and state governments and regulators, maintain pricing power for sponsorships and ticketing, and spread marketing and corporate expenses across a broader revenue base.

One of the ways to find a company with a strong economic moat is to look for companies that have an almost monopolistic market position and can maintain pricing power while also raising their prices over time.

Not exact matches

Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said higher oil prices lessen all the worries from 2015 and 2016 about the Saudi government's ability to maintain its commitments, but the consolidation of power in the hands of the Crown Prince also is significant for the market and investors as his reform program is widely regarded as critical for Saudi Arabia's future prosperity.

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.

That a grocer has maintained a place in Canadians» hearts, despite skyrocketing food prices and handing off pitchman duties to CEO Galen G. Weston, speaks to the power of quality products and services.

Therefore, if the U.S. economy continues to power ahead and China manages to maintain 7 to 8 percent growth in 2014, that has the potential to lift commodity prices.»

Utility companies warn that the lost revenue from solar - powered costumers will necessitate price increases for people without solar panels, because the electric grid and other critical infrastructure must still be maintained.

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Now that Trad Pub capitulated, problem solved, and everyone can return to making money — Trad Pub still can retain the power as gatekeepers that will maintain their effective monopoly over content, Amazon gets to make lots of money and satisfy their lower priced segment with its own offerings, and indies can scrounge for pennies.

Publishers maintain that agency pricing created a more diverse marketplace by leveling the playing field and reducing Amazon's power.

But in order to maintain your purchasing power in the face of rising prices, you would then increase the dollar amount of that first withdrawal in subsequent years to reflect the impact of inflation.

That means it's harder for Hormel to maintain stronger pricing power, especially in an age of changing consumer preferences.

Its pricing power and commitment to productivity have helped it maintain industry - leading efficiency metrics, and I believe the business has a solid moat.

If anything like this run - rate can be maintained into 2015, Paddy Power looks back on track & priced accordingly.

Both their face value and interest payments are pegged to the Consumer Price Index and adjusted twice a year, which means you're guaranteed to maintain your purchasing power over the life of the bond.

Now that it's become impossible for them to hide the obvious relationship between intermittent wind and solar and rocketing power prices and grid instability, the pleading to maintain the subsidies that sustain them, -LSB-...]

Incorporating end - use energy efficiency into a 111 (d) rulemaking will reduce the costs of complying with other federal air regulations, helping to ensure that the power sector maintains reliability and that electricity prices remain affordable.

Those anticipated investments may help to explain why, even as power markets are roiled by the price impacts of cheap gas and renewables, utilities appear more confident than ever before about integrating intermittent generation and maintaining reliability.

«Green tariffs offer bundled energy and renewable energy credits (RECs) that together have some of the benefits of a long - term fixed - price power purchase agreement (PPA) but maintain the customer's relationship with its utility,» Tawney explained.

For 23 years they have maintained these shindigs with no effect on the climate but causing great harm to many ordinary people — soaring costs for unreliable subsidised green electricity, loss of manufacturing and mining jobs, and increased food costs caused by high power prices and using food for ethanol / biodiesel.

They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade, such as price - fixing conspiracies, corporate mergers likely to reduce the competitive vigour of particular markets, and predatory acts designed to achieve or maintain monopoly power.

This means that existing buildings have maintained and extended their pricing power, and throughout the expansion until the current time, we have seen increasing occupancies, rents and capital values.