Sentences with phrase «on growth companies»

Unlike most other small - cap investors, Royce is not focused on growth companies.

And cap weight winds up loading up on growth companies, safe havens, weighting companies in proportion to their popularity.

For more on growth companies and economic downturns, visit the Kauffman Foundation report at kauffman.org.

Not only does this place a large burden on growth companies to convince a bureaucrat about the lack of Canadians for the position, it is also completely counterproductive for communities where there is a desperate need for young talent.

Not exact matches

In the case of Netflix, investors cheered the company's international growth on Tuesday, and more or less ignored the fact that it missed its U.S. forecasts.

The company is pursuing a range of growth opportunities, including a Sydney city campus for Macquarie University and a new business in Hong Kong to recruit students in China on behalf of education institutions in Australia and the UK.

Perth company Underground Services is targeting the coal - seam gas sector for further growth on the back of already burgeoning revenue.

Running a breakneck - growth company, of course, means even more demands on Smith's time.

For all the (appropriate) emphasis on China's growth and Silicon Valley's innovation, it's somehow reassuring to be reminded that Japan remains an economic powerhouse and that at least one of its marquee companies still has some tricks up its sleeve.

Cramer thought he could avoid getting hurt by taking on a high - growth deep - value strategy, by only buying the highest quality companies for his charitable trust.

«The gig economy is typified by irregularity, meaning there is no job security and instead of having a boss who trains you and helps you improve, your performance is rated on a scale of 1 - 5 stars by strangers who have no understanding of your growth as a professional,» explains Scot Wingo, founder and CEO of Spiffy, a modern on - demand company.

But few of Facebook's 2.2 billion users have departed so far, based on the audience and revenue growth the company reported last week.

«Cultivating an audience of women - especially young women - has always been the lifeblood of traditional magazine publishing,» says Jim Friedlich, CEO of Empirical Media, which advises media companies on digital growth strategies, via email.

The third annual tally — which is based on private - companies» three - year revenue growth — finds that five of the top 10 companies hail from Stockholm.

With these defined objectives, including their timing, the company may focus on acquisition until it reaches its first milestone and then, focus on customer growth exclusively or in parallel.

This increase in regulation is both unfair and inefficient: Compliance with governmental rules and laws is a greater encumbrance on small companies than large ones, and regulation hinders small business formation, growth, and job creation.

For game developers, Facebook and Zynga's breakup last week was much - welcomed news: Now that the two company's official relationship has been severed (and Zynga will be free to develop its own gaming platform on Zynga.com), the social network will also no longer play favorites — giving other independent game developers a fair shake at the exposure and growth the Facebook platform can offer.

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.

MEXICO CITY, April 24 - Helicopter booking app Voom expects its new Mexico City operations to capitalize on some of the worst traffic in the world to eclipse the growth it has seen in Brazil, the company's chief executive said.

«After a long workweek ends and before another one begins, it's important to take a step back to reflect on your ultimate business goals and the progress made on both your company and your own personal and career growth.

After some thought, Maddock and Weir realized they had their new business model: They would service other startups, essentially hitching TaskUs to companies on very fast growth trajectories.

According to CEO John Chen, the move positions the company for growth and removes a significant burden on its balance sheet.

The recent surge of companies focusing on car sharing — from Zipcar to Getaround — will fuel Local Motion's growth.

The company's management (for more, see our feature on Costco in the Dec. 15 issue of Fortune) and history of earnings growth earn rapturous reviews from Don Kilbride of Wellington Management, who oversees Vanguard's Dividend Growth Fund: «I could talk forever about Costco.&growth earn rapturous reviews from Don Kilbride of Wellington Management, who oversees Vanguard's Dividend Growth Fund: «I could talk forever about Costco.&Growth Fund: «I could talk forever about Costco.»

«The growth of our business depends in part on existing sellers expanding their use of our products and services,» the company says in the prospectus.

But based on the two companies» most recent updates on subscriber growth, Spotify seems to be growing faster.

Poloz repeated on the weekend that he thinks this period of strong economic growth likely is forcing companies to add workers and invest in operations to keep up with demand.

Since then, we've seen IBM's Watson, Apple's Siri, Google Now, Amazon's Alexa, bots for Facebook Messenger and Tay — all of which have enabled companies to capitalize on the growth of chatbot technology for business purposes.

Previously, same - store sales growth represented the estimated percentage change in sales of all restaurants in the Company system that have been open for one year or more, and the base stores changed on a rolling basis from month to month.

Menear, who took the reins three years ago, has had the enviable though difficult task of building on his predecessor Frank Blake's remarkable run by finding new avenues of growth and preventing the company from falling into complacency.

But based on Apple Music's growth so far when compared to Spotify, the company may need to double down on the service.

In fact, the company's hunger for boundary - pushing growth is what helped it earn a spot on this year's list of Canada's Best Managed Companies.

Spending by oil companies fell sharply as oil plunged below $ 30 a barrel in 2016, dragging on U.S. economic growth.

Clearly, this small addition can have a huge impact on your company growth.

Along with the CEO swap, the company said that it is on track for annual sales growth of 40 %.

TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC CEO ALAN SCHNITZER SAYS COMPANY WANTS TO PUT AUTO BUSINESS ON PATH TO RETURN TO GROWTH IN LATE 2018 - CONF CALL

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The Swedish company, which began trading in an unorthodox direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange in April, reported steady growth by most financial measures but failed to deliver the commanding performance that could...

«Focus on investing in companies with good earnings and great growth that can grow their dividends,» he says.

Companies on the 2017 Inc. 500 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2013 to 2016.

Long before they've exhausted the growth possibilities of their first company, they decide to start another one in a totally unrelated business they know nothing about, and they end up spending time and money on it that should be put into building their original business instead.

As the second - largest economy in the world, and the fastest growing of the major economies, China has tremendous influence on global economic growth, not to mention the companies whose share values rely on such growth.

The program, now in its 20th year, ranks companies based on their «entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, rapid revenue growth, and world - class achievements» over the preceding four years, with growth rate being the key consideration for where companies rank on the list.

The company's international growth is even more impressive, with 2.87 million new overseas customers signing on during the same six - month period, compared to 1.63 million a year ago.

We really need to identify this high growth, try to create new high growth companies, and focus on that.

«And in this low - rate and low - growth environment, you're getting a company with sizable yield and incremental growth on top of it.»

The company's dramatic growth — sales spiked more than 1,100 % in the past three years alone — would have been all but impossible were consultants relying on Rolodexes and landlines, Avon lady style, to find clients.

The company is staking its future growth on evolving beyond hardware into a full - fledged multimedia platform, rolling out dedicated user - generated video channels across YouTube, Microsoft's Xbox Live and the Virgin America airline.

With funding ranging from $ 10.4 million for skincare company Glossier to the whopping $ 275 million that has gone into the grocery - delivery service Instacart, the companies highlighted on the following pages have been earmarked by financial leaders for sustainable success and growth.

«If companies aren't going to spend, the government could do more for economic growth [by] spending that money on infrastructure.»