They highlight the growing number
of profitable companies with a positive presence in their communities, activists and Third World villages practicing true participatory democracy, farmers and ranchers sharing their land with other species — even some governments, local and national, basing economic development on an eco-friendly model.
A steady flow
of profitable companies continue to relocate, expand, or launch their businesses here, thanks to lower taxes and a lower cost of living.
In addition, with creative design, the employers may have an advantage because these types of plans can shelter the income of owner - employees
of profitable companies from taxation.
«Too often, CEOs
of profitable companies feel they will always be able to refund maturing obligations, however large these are.
In other words, for the most part, the big five tech companies exist at their current size and scale only because they serve a larger underlying economy
of profitable companies.
These are just a few of the many entrepreneurs straddling the line
of profitable company and social impact.
Writes Madigan: «Encouraging renewables and energy efficiency will allow Illinois to meet our Clean Power Plan obligations cost effectively and without putting ratepayers on the hook to further pad the bottom line
of a profitable company.»
Not exact matches
CB «s writers also take you behind the scenes
of Canada's most -
profitable companies, to get an inside look at how a corporation becomes the best at what they do.
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.
The
company is hoping to find a buyer for its Canadian business and 200
of its most
profitable US stores.
Moreover, Quattlebaum, a biotechnology entrepreneur himself, estimates that only 20 percent
of high tech or biotech
companies ever generate revenue, and less than 10 percent will be
profitable.
But Chen says the
company will be
profitable (on a non-GAAP basis) sometime in the back half
of the year.
Yet until recently the
company wasn't
profitable — in spite
of enviable brand awareness and tremendous growth.
While Desmond won't give me precise numbers, he tells me that the cost
of this particular five - day Disrupt in San Francisco is «north
of $ 1 million» — and that the event is quite
profitable for the
company.
Tasner attributes PulpWorks» success — the
company does upward
of $ 1 million annually and is
profitable — to his decades
of experience as a supply - chain manager buying from entrepreneurs like himself.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk previously tweeted that the
company would be
profitable, and cash - flow positive, in the second half
of 2018.
The net effect
of the Ontario government's new policy is to subsidize jobs in an already strong labour market, increase the wages
of already high - income workers and give hundreds
of millions
of dollars in corporate welfare to one
of the largest and most
profitable companies in the world.
This created a flat
company that was neither growing quickly nor extremely
profitable, turning off potential investors in a market with thousands
of investment options.
That missive led to one
of the most important — and
profitable — internet
companies of all time.
Investors need oil and gas
companies to make the case that they can become part
of the solution to climate change, while remaining
profitable.
The
company saw 2014 revenue
of more than $ 100 million — 10 times its figure for the previous year — and Mullen says the service is
profitable in some markets, though he declined to elaborate.
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Company Philosophy: Don't Put It Off Understandably, many
companies set their sights on becoming
profitable and delay the task
of thinking hard about what they stand for and building that into their business.
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Months
of deliberations behind closed doors at Shell headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, had led the top brass at the world's largest non-state-owned oil
company by sales to conclude that the energy industry was changing fundamentally — in a way that could turn the
profitable oil - sands operation into a liability.
Thanks to sports» increasing value over the past two decades, Teachers» was able to parlay a $ 50 - million investment in 1994 for a 49 % stake in the Maple Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens, one
of the biggest, most
profitable sports
companies in the world, selling its stake for $ 1.32 billion.
«The philosophy
of the
company is to help the economy and try to be viable and
profitable,» Thanh told Reuters on the sidelines
of a conference ahead
of the Singapore Airshow.
«Their hope is the market bifurcates and there will be a lot
of roadkill from those
companies that are not
profitable,» says an analyst who follows the
company but is not authorized to speak on the record.
Either he doubles down, sticks to the low - production model and hopes the unpredictable Eurasians kiss and make up, or he scales up production and competes on price, walking away from a marketing strategy that made Potash Corp. one
of Canada's most successful, and
profitable,
companies.
After allegations
of phone hacking, fraud and general nastiness surfaced at its highly -
profitable News
of the World newspaper, the
company decided that the best way to starve the scandal
of oxygen was to shutter the 168 - year - old muckraking juggernaut.
The
company was
profitable with «double digit millions»
of revenue, a source said.
The market is «mature» and not very
profitable, they say, so the
company is going to have a tough go
of it.
Casper told Business Insider the
company was
profitable on its first day
of business, doing $ 1 million in sales in its first 28 days.
Transparency in all matters not only gives employees a feeling
of belonging and safety, it better enables them to make the millions
of small daily decisions necessary to run a
profitable company.
With that, she's built a
company that will do about a billion dollars
of revenue this year, and it will be
profitable in a few years.
Eric V. Holtzclaw is a serial entrepreneur who has founded, grown, and sold multiple
companies, including one
of the first
profitable Internet enterprises.
Tillerson's predecessor, Lee Raymond, tried to buy Russia's most
profitable oil
company Yukos from the oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who had gained control
of it during the highly corrupt privatizations under Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s.
But his latest
company, WhistlePig whiskey, has been
profitable since month one and brings in millions
of dollars in revenue each year.
At the close
of their 2000 fiscal years, the
companies on this year's list were still overwhelmingly
profitable, still growing, and still hiring.
Founder and CEO Phil Roberts spent the early part
of his career at Arco Petroleum Products, converting the
company's standalone gas stations in California into highly
profitable convenience stores.
The logic
of his argument — which was purely a «counterfactual» hypothetical — is that investors would stop pouring money into marginally
profitable «zombie»
companies, leaving only the gazelles to speed ahead.
Company: New Leaf Paper LLC Headquarters: San Francisco Cofounder and president: Jeff Mendelsohn, age 34 Business: Manufacturer / distributor
of recycled paper Founded: 1998 2000 revenues: $ 8 million Became
profitable: 1998 Number
of employees: 10
The fourth quarter is usually Sotheby's most
profitable since much
of the industry is seasonal, so the
company appears to have corrected its course.
My point is this: No matter how passionately you believe in your business, you've got to make the numbers work before you can turn your dream into the reality
of a large and
profitable company.
Most business owners think about creating a «start doing» list, with its endless recitations
of things they could be doing more
of in order for the
company to be bigger, better or more
profitable.
He contrasted General Assembly to tech startups facing high burn rates, saying the
company would be
profitable by the end
of the year.
One
of the best examples
of a visionary CEO is Steve Jobs who transformed Apple from a niche computer
company into the most
profitable company in the world.
A consulting
company can let you go from zero to
profitable in the space
of 30 days.
Profitable companies are built upon thousands
of subsequent great ideas and implementations.
Tebele has indeed — against the odds, considering his polarizing sense
of humor — spawned a
profitable company, which now reportedly generates millions
of dollars in annual sales through branded content.
As I've argued before, self - awareness is also the meta - skill
of the 21st century: Among other benefits, self - aware people are happier with their careers and relationships, are better students, perform better at work and run more
profitable companies.