Not exact matches
The CEO
of Gabelli Asset Management says
strong corporate profits, tax reform, and new infrastructure and defense spending will buoy markets
The bank views
corporate profits as the key driver
of equity markets, and expects these to remain
strong throughout the year.
Landslide election victory
of Prime Minister Abe sets stage for
strong economic growth and robust
corporate profits.
The resurgence in
corporate profits, a broad - based improvement in global economic growth, the stabilization
of commodity prices and
strong purchasing managers» indexes all support an upswing in capital spending.
Corporate profit growth has accelerated, supported by
stronger nominal GDP growth (domestic demand pick - up) and receding headwinds from the EM adjustment and commodity price shock
of 2014 - 16.
Labor market tightness, on the back
of previously
strong gains, and the softening
of corporate revenues and
profits have made it hard for the jobs market to continue its long stretch
of historic strength.
The
strong rise in company
profits, coupled with changes to
corporate taxation and depreciation rates, has seen the
profit share
of GDP (after tax and depreciation) touch historical highs (Graph 21).
The
strong growth observed in the national accounting measure
of profits has also been reflected in financial measures
of corporate earnings such as «as reported» earnings and «operating» earnings (Graph A3).
Corporate profitability remains
strong, although the growth in
profits, as measured by private non-financial gross operating surplus (GOS), has eased recently after a period
of strong growth (Graph 32).
Corporate profit growth hit a wall this year, as plunging prices
of oil and metals slammed energy and raw - material producers, the
stronger dollar hurt exporters, and economic growth remained tepid.
Think
of it this way: if the GDP report comes out
strong, we can likely expect
corporate profits to be better, so the expected cash flows from equities in the future should be better.
Strong corporate balance sheets, built through several years
of double - digit
profit gains, suggest that the trend can endure.
But these factors don't explain the cyclical fluctuations in
profit margins at all, and can't be used to discard the accounting relationships and decades
of evidence that
corporate profits have a
strong secular and tight cyclical mirror - image relationship with the combined total
of government and household savings.
The upshot is that there is an extremely
strong inverse relationship, both in terms
of levels — and more importantly, in terms
of variations — between
corporate profits and the combined total
of government and household savings.
You can point the finger at all sorts
of participants in this battle, but I believe (and we have been examining and discussing at length on this site for more than 8 years now) the principal drivers
of the polarization are coming more from: (1) the
corporate energy interests who are protecting their
profits against regulation and other policies that would move the system away from fossil fuels, and using their clout in the political process to tie things up; (2) right - wing anti-government and anti-regulatory ideologues whose political views appear threatened by scientific conclusions that point toward a need for
stronger policy action; (3) people whose religious or cultural identities appear threatened by modern science; and so forth.
This will come at a particularly bad time for law firms, which are getting very
strong signals from
corporate clients that they're tired
of underwriting the latest record
profit - per - partner numbers.
Increased sales
profit, while focusing on other tangible goals Built and maintained
strong customer relationships through genuine care for the client Administered recruiting and development
of a
strong staff Lead visual direction
of the store, as well as performing operational duties Developed a solid sense
of branding in the store, to meet all
corporate expectations Maintained all book keeping, filing, home office communications, and other miscellaneous office duties.
Possess a
strong history
of successful management
of people and attainment
of corporate profit and quality objectives.
In an environment where question marks loom about the sustainability
of corporate profit growth, there are
strong merits for allocating capital towards more defensive assets like listed real estate.