For my part: I hope Stotts, Olshey, & c stay intact — warts and all — and recalibrate
on their assumptions for what a winning team looks like.
The optimum depends
on the assumptions for the various probabilities, but it could be as low as two or three in stable countries with a popular leader.
-- can you provide further details
on the assumptions for the 4 weeks.
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Chains have been working
on this assumption for years, investing millions in loyalty programs to secure the resulting increase in spend and stay frequency.
If we accept that global warming will be a net negative impact for the global economy and human well - being (I don't accept that, but will proceed
on that assumption for the sake of argument here), policies will have to be sustainable for many decades to a century.
Gather information's
on assumptions for all production processes from the manufacturing engineering department
Not exact matches
There's an
assumption on the part of many that the company's millennial user base isn't interested in news, and yet studies show that the demand
for news - related content is higher than it has ever been.
On November 16, 2006, Clear Channel Communications, which was publicly traded at the time, announced that it had agreed to a leveraged buyout totaling $ 26.7 billion, including $ 18.7 billion
for the shares plus the
assumption of $ 8 billion in debt.
First, the merchant, originally priced
for a six - month repayment cycle based
on the underwriting
assumptions and risk factors, drastically expands the funder's risk level.
The American workplace was set up based
on the
assumption that employees had partners who would stay home to do the unpaid work of caring
for family and tending to the house.
Bogle advises investors to plan
for the future
on the
assumption that returns will be much lower than they have been in the past.
«What's interesting about LeadCrunch is that it's based
on what already works, not
assumptions or gut feelings about the future, yet it still has the power to open the door
for unexpected wins in totally new markets,» says Kelly Kuhn - Wallace, a Minneapolis - based marketing consultant focused
on seed - stage startups.
Based
on these
assumptions, it takes over $ 16 billion to run Westworld
for one year and $ 44,800,000 to keep the lights
on for one day — scandal, murder and seduction come at a cost.
Even when two valuators do agree
on the methodology, they may vary
on the
assumptions used in that model and then arrive at very different values
for the firm.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities
for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan
assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
For now, it's safer to operate
on the
assumption that skipping out
on repayment isn't an option.
Projections involve numerous
assumptions such as rental income (including
assumptions on percentage rent), interest rates, tenant defaults, occupancy rates, foreign currency exchange rates (such as the US - Canadian rate), selling prices of properties held
for disposition, expenses (including salaries and employee costs), insurance costs and numerous other factors.
I buy
on the
assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it
for five years.»
«
On the third Thursday of every month,
for example, you could go to a conference room and order in lunch and take an hour or two to look at how your
assumptions have changed, look at your progress,» Berry says.
«My idea of an app that is really good is one that has had rigorous testing to say that «this really helps,» with proper groupings,» Sridhar says, adding that it's important
for any app to do this before making any
assumptions on its data.
New mobile search services and apps let you speak (rather than type) search terms and filter results based
on proximity (
on the
assumption that you're likely searching
for something nearby).
Any attempt to assess the potential economic impact of a Syria mission depends
on a key
assumption about foreign policy: Should President Obama decide
for intervention, will the mission look more like Iraq and Afghanistan or Libya?
In fact, whereas Apple has long prided itself
for premium prices — with the operating margins to show
for it: 31 % in 2011, vs. 2 %
for Amazon — Amazon sells at the bare minimum needed to break even,
on the
assumption it will make money elsewhere.
As CIBC vice-chair Jim Prentice, a former federal environment minister, noted at a business forum in Lake Louise, Alta., in November, «a lot of
assumptions have been based
on the seemingly insatiable appetite of the United States
for energy.
In 2008,
for example, the
assumption based
on his campaign platform was that President Obama would put gunmakers out of business, turn health care providers into wards of the state, and usher in a golden era
for alternative energy.
While all of these infrastructure policy programs have an explicit focus
on accelerating capital formation
for infrastructure, they rest
on the
assumption that information about viable projects is readily available within the economy.
For someone already earning income
on YouTube, the
assumption is that BroadbandTV will generate more additional ad dollars than it takes.
Of course, like all economic impact studies (they're a dime a dozen, cranked out regularly
on behalf of companies and industries trying to puff up their importance) the Facebook report is so chock full of
assumptions and «multiplier» effects as to be completely useless — except, that is,
for the respective company's marketing department.
The program creates an electronic spreadsheet
on the machine's display screen: Once the user has defined all of the
assumptions for the projection, he can change any variable and the program will automatically recalculate any related values.
The report claims Facebook was responsible
for roughly 16 per cent of smartphone sales worldwide,
on the
assumption that people bought those phones in order to get access to Facebook — and all those cute kitten videos
on its pages, no doubt.
A few in - the - know readers pointed out that the question was based
on a faulty
assumption: It turns out there are Shark Tank — like contests
for healthcare startups.
Faced with a rapidly chilling climate
for funding, Hanrahan and Dua agreed they needed to proceed
on the
assumption that this round would be the last available to them and to think about how it could carry them through to profitability.
In a research note, AltaCorp Capital analyst John Chu lowered his 2013 - 2014 forecast
for Potash Corp. «
on the back of our lower potash price
assumptions and the associated lower margins,» and downgraded the company to «underperform.»
I think we should show the millennials a little more respect, stop apologizing
for (and to) them, and proceed
on the
assumption that's exactly what the world is going to do.
Based
on a skeletal development plan, studies commissioned by the promoter, and an array of optimistic
assumptions, the appraiser then projects the development costs and income
for the imagined business.
Gilead bases its estimates
on historical experience and
on various other market specific and other relevant
assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis
for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.
Moreover, CBO's latest baseline
assumptions predict earnings to grow faster
for high - income earners than
for others in the next decade, [32] suggesting that the Great Recession and financial crisis may have had only a temporary impact
on the rising trend of income gains at the top, much as the impact of the dot - com collapse in the early 2000s was only temporary.
The model
on which it was based is a marvel of restrictive
assumptions: an economy that is closed to trade, expectations about inflation that are essentially myopic, interest rates that are largely impervious to the demand
for credit and investment that is largely impervious to interest rates.
The company was nearing a deal to sell itself to an investor group
for roughly $ 275 million, plus the
assumption of $ 225 million in debt, according to two people briefed
on the deal who spoke
on condition of anonymity because the negotiations are private.
You might do a few small initiatives, but
for the most part, you will continue to rely
on favorable economic
assumptions and «unexplained adjustments» to balance the budget.
This is a personal risk
for employees, but it also offers them an incentive to work harder and see the company do well
on the
assumption that if the business does well they will see a payoff, too.
The economic forecast he uses
for this Update should be based
on the «realistic»
assumption that the two critical
assumptions will not be fulfilled.
For example, how often do you find yourself referring to the marketing personas you built several years ago — buyer personas that were based
on assumptions you once made about your audience and its buying habits?
Take,
for instance the scenario of someone buying a house in 1986; the mortgage rate in 1986 obviously has an enormous impact
on this ratio, but since the mortgage, under the
assumptions outlined earlier, need to be renewed in 1991 and 1996, the mortgage rates in these two years of renewal will also play a role.
I use the term «forecast» somewhat loosely, since these are conditioned
on a range of
assumptions, such as a fixed nominal exchange rate and a particular path
for the cash rate, and hence could better be described as «projections».
The
assumptions used in the valuation of these awards are set forth in the notes to our consolidated financial statements, which are included in our Annual Report
on Form 10 - K
for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC
on February 23, 2018.
Management's determination of fair value is then based
on the best information available in the circumstances and may incorporate management's own
assumptions and involves a significant degree of judgment, taking into consideration a combination of internal and external factors, including the appropriate risk adjustments
for non-performance and liquidity risks.
Rather, our concern is that investors are pricing stocks
on the
assumption that current record profits can be used as a «sufficient statistic»
for cash flows that will emerge decades and decades from today.
All of this reliance
on Facebook once again means the
assumption that everyone is already
on Facebook marginalizes anyone who's not
on Facebook, making it harder
for anyone not using the platform to access the same degree of communication and information sharing.