Sentences with phrase «major rating companies»

Four major rating companies — Fitch, Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's, and A.M. Best — consistently award New York Life high ratings.

As you can see from the screenshot below taken from their website, they have some of the highest ratings possible from all the major rating companies.

Not exact matches

If major companies aren't so quick to throw away and waste dollars (which likely won't happen soon), its better for all companies as a whole to set factual rates.

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.

Customers continue to ditch their cable subscriptions at a rate that has to be freaking out the major U.S. cable companies.

Trump and Republican lawmakers clinched a major legislative victory by passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in late 2017, reducing the corporate tax rate to 21 percent and offering new incentives for companies to repatriate profits.

Electronic Arts, one of Zynga's major competitors (and ranked in April as «The Worst Company in America»), fared better than Zynga on Glassdoor.com, generating an approval rating of 64 percent.

Women are being appointed to ASX200 boards at a faster rate than ever, but a number of major Western Australian companies remain without any female representation on their boards.

Once you factor in the stress and time it takes to head a major company, perhaps he earns (at an hourly rate) no more than many of his mid-level staffers.

Major indexes are little changed as banks fall along with interest rates and weak first - quarter results hit several health care companies.

Travel buyers rate the major car rental companies in seven categories & quantify both how important chauffeured transportation qualities are and how satisfied they are with suppliers» delivery on those factors....

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

Below are the average annual rates for the five major companies, ranked from cheapest to most expensive:

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

All else equal, unless it possesses some sort of major offsetting advantage that makes the risk of non-payment low, a company with a low - interest coverage ratio will almost assuredly have bad bond ratings, increasing the cost of capital; e.g., its bonds will be classified as junk bonds rather than investment grade bonds.

With the corporate tax rate reduced to 21 %, we look at how major companies are taking advantage of this windfall.

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company carries solidly investment - grade financial strength ratings from the four major independent U.S. ratings agencies and possesses very strong solvency levels.

«From centuries - old companies to those that have existed for just a few years, major employers have adopted LGBT + inclusive policies and benefits at rates that continue to outpace lawmakers and lead the way forward.»

Major consumer companies, including AutoNation in Fort Lauderdale, are hopping on a train of enhanced employee givebacks following passage of a new law that chops corporate tax rates.

Unfavorability ratings for the three major rental car brands associated with Enterprise Holdings Inc. — Enterprise Rent - A-Car, Alamo and National Car Rental — all more than doubled among surveyed adults after they learned about the companies ending discounts for NRA members.

However the firm does have first rate assets, a fairly high debt load, and it's big enough to move the needle for a major company but small enough not to cause too much indecision for a nervous acquirer's board.

Virtually all Buffett's purchases of major insurance companies seem to have gone awry in the early years, for instance, and yet it's by reinvesting all the cash thrown off by these companies that Buffett has maintained Berkshire Hathaway's incredible growth rate.

The sale of nearly $ 2 million in corporate stock by high - level Equifax executives shortly after the company learned of a major data breach has sparked public outrage that could turn into another hurdle for the credit rating agency.

Below are the average annual rates for major companies in the state, ranked from least expensive to most expensive:

Major credit ratings agencies immediately downgraded the company's debt, and it's not hard to see why.

We analyzed quotes from several major insurers for our example motorist in the Equality State, and averaged them across all cities to see which companies had the cheapest car insurance rates in Wyoming.

However, JD Power's latest survey of customer satisfaction with 27 major mortgage servicers showed that Capital One received a much better rating than any of the big three banks, landing it in the top four mortgage companies in this area.

Below are the average annual rates for major insurance companies, ranked from cheapest to most expensive:

Michael Berkowitz, managing director, Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi: Twenty years ago, companies primarily looked at the major credit ratings when evaluating fixed - income counterparties.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Explore stroller reviews of all the major brands as well as information and ratings on lesser known strollers from other companies.

National Fuel Gas CEO Ronald J. Tanski, stung by the rejection of a major pipeline expansion project and a steep reduction in the size of a utility rate increase request over the past month, told analysts that the Amherst - based energy company is «getting lousy regulatory treatment in New York State.»

With award - winning higher education, a skilled workforce, competitive real estate, attractive incentive packages and utility rates, it's no wonder why major companies such as Gap, GlobalFoundries and IBM collectively employ more than 10,000 people here.

For instance, according to the paper, researchers at a major U.S. technology company claimed an accuracy rate of more than 97 percent for a face - recognition system they'd designed.

«This quarter was a major step in the right direction for the company and will be a tough pill to swallow for all the naysayers,» said Ives, who rates the shares «attractive.»

Now, McQueen has a film with a respectable R rating, lots of A-list stars, and a major production company in Brad Pitt's Plan B. Throw in a surprising inclusion at TIFF as well as an October 18 release date, and McQueen could be looking at a long - lasting level of exposure — perhaps through February.

Outskirts Press, the No. 1 - rated self - publishing company according to Top Consumer Reviews, is stepping up to accommodate authors wishing to self - publish, distribute and sell their own books, in the wake of cuts to services by another major self - publishing service provider.

Major publishers have not committed themselves to the platform yet, so its mainly populated by second rate companies and indie authors.

Until December 28th the company is giving special rates on Batman 201, Marvel Major Players and a bunch of titles from indy publishers.

32Red (rated 4.5 stars by LCB) is yet another major operator and award winning company that is powered by Microgaming software.

If you remember, there was the major fail of the Toshiba Folio with its non-Flash, non-Android market and high return rate troubles, then came the Regza / Thrive / AT100 device that, although offered a number of connectivity options, failed to live up to the company's expectations and also confused us name-wise.

However, JD Power's latest survey of customer satisfaction with 27 major mortgage servicers showed that Capital One received a much better rating than any of the big three banks, landing it in the top four mortgage companies in this area.

Below are the average annual rates for major companies in Vermont, ranked from most affordable to least affordable:

The following table lists the average annual rates for major insurance companies in Wyoming from cheapest to most expensive:

With access to a vast array of lending institutions across Canada such as major banks, credit unions, trust companies, and private funds, with over 70 Canada Mortgage lenders within its grasp to help you obtain the best mortgage rates in Canada.

Insurance companies also frequently have arrangements with major hotel chains to make rooms available at a discounted rate, even billing them directly to the carrier in some instances.

After a major catastrophe, new companies form that have no legacy liabilities, and write fresh business at high premium rates.

All major life insurance companies have financial strength ratings.

Moody's, another major credit rating company, said back in August that the U.S. could see a downgrade from their institution before 2013 if it observes «(1) any weakening of fiscal discipline between now and then or (2) a significant deterioration in the economic outlook resulting in adverse fiscal implications that are not offset.»