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.
Consequently, Salt Lake City has enjoyed among the
highest rates
of salary
growth in the country
over the past decade, according to BLS data.
Fortune ran numbers to calculate how much extra revenue the U.S. would need to raise,
over the next decade, if it lowered the rate
of growth in Social Security by one percentage point, reduced increases in Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care spending by a proportional amount, and held discretionary spending below
growth in GDP (albeit from the
higher base established by the new laws).
In its last assessment, S&P said that Portugal's outlook was stable, «balancing our expectation
of further budgetary consolidation and likely receding banking sector risks
over the next two years against the risks
of a weakening external
growth environment and vulnerabilities related to
high private - and public - sector debt.»
Moreover, the rate
of growth in the fraction
of non-employers (28.2 percent) run by women has been
higher than the rate
of increase in their share
of non-employers (23 percent)
over the past five years.
Sweta Patel, founder
of Silicon Valley Startup Marketing who has advised
over 200 early stage startups and
high -
growth companies; connect with Sweta on Facebook and Instagram:
Even prior to the Trump win, a victory that signaled
higher economic
growth, rising interest rates, and likely less regulation, all good for financial services, Buffett had secured paper profits
over 5 1/2 years
of $ 6.9 billion on his preferred.
Corporate venture - capital firms that benefit from
high cash flows might be willing to spread out their investments
over a few similar companies and take a back seat in terms
of driving their
growth, while a venture - capital firm is typically motivated to take a more focused and hands - on approach for its portfolio companies.
Cohen is also at the center
of a huge debate unfolding right now about raising the minimum wage, and the low pay
of service workers in the restaurant industry, where employment has increased 72 percent since 1992, compared to job
growth of 22 percent in
higher - paying private sector employment
over the same time period.
Some
of that is for good reason — the eurozone's recovery is still extremely modest, China's
growth is slowing (along with most other emerging markets) and investors are uncertain
over the ability
of the halfway - recovered US and UK economies to sustain
higher central bank interest rates.
The
growth momentum in the euro zone helped the region log its
highest annual value
of mergers for
over 10 years in 2017, according to new data from research firm Mergermarket.
According to research analysts at investment bank Versant Partners Inc., U.S. software expenditures in the third quarter
of 2011 grew by 6.6 %
over the same quarter in the previous year, the
highest growth rate in the last four - and - a-half-years.
The
growth has been stronger on the
higher end, with so - called «super premium» tequilas posting volume
growth of nearly 482 %
over that period.
Our proprietary installed base analysis shows that the installed base grew by
over 35 % last year to 600mn and we believe that, with
growth in the installed base headed towards 715mn by the end 2017, an average replacement rate
of around 30 months, and
high retention rates, units could grow 9 % to 232.7 mn in 2017.
If Netflix sees
high revenue increases
over the next couple
of years, based on strong subscriber
growth, customer retention, and low marketing spend, he predicts the share price could reach $ 480.
The city also has a fairly large
high -
growth company density at 191.4 — that's the number
of companies out
of 100,000 with annual revenues more than $ 2 million (and growing by 20 percent
over a three - year period).
Though productivity apps only make up a small 4 %
of time spent, their share doubled
over the past year,
higher growth than any other category.
The stock is trading at the
high end
of its historical range, but its «industry leading earnings and free cash flow
growth» make up for that
higher multiple, he said The stock is currently trading at $ 191 a share, but Hansen said it will hit $ 220
over the next 12 - months.
Out
of more than 600 jobs tracked by Statistics Canada, the following 10 professions had the best combination
of high wages and employment
growth over the past five years.
«We are beginning to see some deterioration in the credit quality
of oil and gas loans to borrowers that used
high volumes
of debt to finance their
growth over the past several years,» Grant Wilson, director
of commercial credit for the Office
of the Comptroller
of the Currency, a banking regulator, told Bloomberg in an interview.
The worst case scenario is likely wage
growth higher than expected (0.3 percent or
higher month
over month, 2.9 percent to 3 percent annual), with upward revisions from February, and job
growth much
higher, all
of which would increase the chances for a Fed rate hike.
yields will hit the
highs on close end
of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run
over weak shorts in the face
of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack
of wage
growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much
higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations
In spite
of all the ink that journalists, analysts, and pundits have spilled on Uber
over the years, no mainstream article has focused on what I consider to be the most elegant feature
of this now ubiquitous,
high growth global service — no driver - partner is ever told where or when to work.
Making use
of the
high frequency changes in productivity
growth over one - to five - year periods, we run a series
of regressions to test this link more rigorously.
The latest national accounts are now a bit dated, but they show a
high rate
of growth,
over the year to the September quarter,
of just
over 4 per cent (Graph 10).
These investments offer an excellent combination
of safety,
growth, and income... What you're seeking are
high - quality businesses with powerful competitive advantages — companies that can provide you with a passive income stream, ideally one that will rise
over time.
There are a multitude
of reasons as to why this occurs but it's a powerful enough force that many investors have done quite well for themselves
over an investing lifetime by focusing on dividend stocks, specifically one
of two strategies - dividend
growth, which focuses on acquiring a diversified portfolio
of companies that have raised their dividends at rates considerably above average and
high dividend yield, which focuses on stocks that offer significantly above - average dividend yields as measured by the dividend rate compared to the stock market price.
While stocks have a terminal value beyond a 10 - year period, the effects
of interest rates and nominal
growth on those projections largely cancel out because
higher nominal GDP
growth over a given 10 - year horizon is correlated with both
higher interest rates and generally lower market valuations at the end
of that period.
According to Sperling's Best Places, the recent job
growth (the percentage
of increase in available jobs
over the most recent 12 - month period) in Phoenix is 3.17 percent —
higher than the U.S. rate
of 1.59 percent.
Canada currently supplies
over 1/3
of U.S. lumber consumption and if the current rate
of growth in housing starts continues, the U.S. will need to increasingly rely on
higher - priced imported lumber from outside
of North America to fulfill their needs if they impose a quota restriction on Canadian lumber.
«We are beginning to see some deterioration in the credit quality
of oil and gas loans to borrowers that used
high volumes
of debt to finance their
growth over the past several years,» Grant Wilson, director
of commercial credit for the OCC, said in an interview.
The point I'm trying to make... I will continue to make monthly buys at market
highs and market lows as
over time it all averages out and being a dividend
growth investor I'm looking to take advantage
of time in order to maximize my compounding returns.
Finally, if we assume a sustained explosion in productivity
growth to 2.8 % annually, joining the
highest quintile
of historical U.S. productivity
growth rates for any 8 - year period, and assuming an unemployment rate
of just 4 % in 2024, the result would still be real U.S. GDP
growth averaging just 3.2 % annually
over the next 8 years.
Higher productivity
growth, sustained
over a few decades, would have a profound impact on future living standards, but to expect an economic boom
of anything but the short - lived variety is to rely on arithmetic that doesn't add up.
This measure may slip for a time as we drop off some
of the
high quarterly
growth rates from our calculations, but we think
growth will remain robust
over the next 12 months.
The retailer's Canadian operations are «coming off a record year in terms
of profitability,» Pratt said, while its website has seen «
high double digit»
growth over the past year.
Sounds great, but as the Governor says these
higher rates
of growth still imply «that the economy will (only) return gradually to capacity
over the next two years or so».
Over the long run, considering the long - term
growth of the U.S. economy, it would be wise to expect interest rates to normalize at
higher levels than they are now, which benefits B
of A.
Eric Berg is a seasoned product and marketing leader with
over 20 years
of experience across engineering, marketing and business development for both early stage SaaS companies and
high growth software businesses within larger organizations.
I hoped that this wouldn't happen, because the longer reported GDP
growth remained
high, the worse for China's economy
over the medium to long term, but in the end the pace
of adjustment was always going to be driven by political variables, not economic variables, and this made it very hard to project with much confidence.
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We've seen how supply management for dairy, poultry and eggs hurts a) consumers through artificially
high prices; b) food processors (and the jobs they could be creating in Canada) because
of their inability to compete internationally; c) exporters
of all kinds looking for more international trade access, but which Canada is denied because
of supply management; d) the majority
of Canadian farmers (
over 90 per cent)-- those who grow and produce beef, pork, grains, oilseeds, pulses, and who are not supply managed — who would also benefit from more international trade access; and finally e) most ironically, dairy farmers themselves, also prevented from exploiting international
growth opportunities.
A 2012 Credit Suisse Research Institute report evaluated the performance
of 2,360 companies globally
over six years and found that companies with one or more women on boards delivered
higher average returns on equity, lower leverage, better average
growth and
higher price / book value multiples.
Rare earth minerals, the 17 elements used in
high - tech products such as cell phones and hybrid vehicles, represent another potential source
of growth for Canadians
over time.
These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation
of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature
of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales
growth; the impact
of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack
of suitable new restaurant locations;
higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability
of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery
of food and other products; volatility in the market value
of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk
of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value
of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure
of our internal controls
over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Objective: Generate a
high level
of income, while preserving the opportunity for
growth of principal
over the long term
While you can find plenty
of stocks with
higher yields, General Dynamics» double - digit dividend
growth rate implies that
over time, investors could collect a much
higher yield on cost.
The company had previously told investors to expect profit
growth in the
high - single digits
over the course
of the 2013 to 2016 fiscal years.
The BlackRock GPS — which combines traditional economic indicators with big data signals such as web searches and text mining
of corporate conference calls — suggests a
higher growth rate
over the coming 12 months than currently reflected in consensus estimates.
Of the 200 respondents, companies characterized as «
high growth» realized 40 % or greater
growth over the past 3 years.»