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The reactor was due to end its 40 - year operating period in September 2017 and could have applied to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) to extend its licence for a further 20 years.

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The Aurora distribution center continued to operate normally in the midst of the federal investigation; during this period, it did not have its registration to distribute controlled substances suspended or revoked as the government has done with other distributors.

REBIT margin, which corresponds to recurring operating income as a percentage of sales, rose to 12.8 % in first - quarter 2018 compared to 11.3 % in the corresponding prior - year period.

Operating expenses were $ 287.0 million, compared to $ 262.6 million for the same period in the prior year, primarily reflecting increased investment in the commercialization of VIVITROL and ARISTADA.

«You should not be building a business if the model does not lead to sustainable operating income and cash flow out of which a salary can be taken in a reasonable period of time,» says Frances Spark of Spark Consulting LLC, a New York firm that provides business consulting, operational restructuring and interim CFO and COO services to entrepreneurs and small to mid-size companies.

In the Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS) business segment, total revenue was up 12 % to $ 299 million and DTS operating revenue (a non-GAAP measure excluding fuel and subcontracted transportation) was up 4 % to $ 201 million compared with the year - earlier period.

Segment operating income excludes unrealized gains and losses on hedging activities (which are a component of cost of sales), general corporate expenses (which are a component of selling, general and administrative expenses), amortization of intangibles, gains and losses on divestitures and acquisition - related costs, in all periods presented.

The single biggest element is $ 17.6 billion over five years in spending restraint, including anticipated lowered operating costs of $ 6.8 billion over the same time period.

«If you can't find talent fast enough, the market opportunity a start - up is operating in will move on, so there's a limited period of time to execute on the idea and create more jobs,» he says.

Many foreign workers» families are reluctant to stay in Venezuela for long periods, one executive from a company operating in the Orinoco Belt told Reuters.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

«The determination of the PSD - led government to charge ahead with the contentious criminal justice reform in disregard of widespread public discontent and political opposition sets a scene for tumultuous period ahead, highlighting a risk of further deteriorating operating environment,» Andrius Tursa, advisor on central and eastern European issues at Teneo Intelligence said in a note last week.

Management believes these measures offer the ability to make period - to - period comparisons that are not impacted by certain items that can cause dramatic changes in reported operating results, to perform trend analysis, to better identify operating trends that may otherwise be masked or distorted by these types of items and to provide additional transparency of certain items.

It had $ 324 million in operating expenses in the period, which was down from $ 369 million in the fourth quarter.

But the fastest - growing portion of Berkshire's energy business is MidAmerican, which generated $ 524 million in operating income in the first nine months of 2016, up $ 102 million from the same period a year ago.

We eliminate these acquisition - related expenses from adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income to provide management and investors a tool for comparing on a period - to - period basis our operating performance in the ordinary course of operations.

Cenovus» first quarter saw an increase in its oil sands production to 144,000 barrels per day, up 20 % from the same period in 2014, and lowered operating costs across its assets.

Accordingly, we believe presenting non-GAAP net revenues to exclude the impact of purchase accounting adjustments aids in the comparability between periods and in assessing our overall operating performance.

He is generally prohibited, for a period of three years from his retirement, from becoming a director, officer, employee or consultant for any competing business that owns or operates a luxury specialty retail store located in the geographic areas of our operations.

The pro forma information set forth in this News Release should not be considered to be what the actual financial position or other results of operations would have necessarily been had Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart operated as a single combined company as, at, or for the periods stated.

In another decision, the RBI asked all payment system operators to ensure that data related to payment systems operated by them are stored only inside India within a period of six months.

The Board considered pursuing, but decided not to pursue, an alternative to include the prior service cost or credit component in the line item (s) reporting current employee compensation because this component is not exclusively related to the current period's employee services and may add complexity to financial statement users» analyses of an entity's core operating performance.

Its operating expenses fell 0.69 percent from a year ago to 173.86 billion yuan in 2017, while net interest income rose 10.57 percent to 338.39 billion yuan over the period.

The issue over the period ahead will be whether these latter forces prove sufficient to contain inflation in an economy operating with little spare capacity.

In the period since, there have continued to be changes to the laws under which the financial sector operates, to ensure that the sector remains dynamic and competitive.

Buffett has said Berkshire's operating earnings are a better measure of how the company is performing in any given period, because those figures exclude the value of derivatives and investment gains or losses.

Operating profit at Alibaba advanced to $ 1.1 billion in the three months ended June, or 42 percent more than the combined profit of Amazon and EBay for the period.

In terms of debt reduction, we are very encouraged to see that B.C.'s direct operating debt is forecast to be $ 1.1 billion by the end of the current fiscal plan period, which marks a 90 per cent reduction since 2013 - 14.

We do, however, anticipate entering into foreign currency exchange contracts for purposes of hedging foreign exchange rate fluctuations on our business operations in future operating periods as our exposures are deemed to be material.

inefficiencies in the form of higher labor and other operating expenses and, as a result, Shack - level operating profit margins are generally lower during the start - up period of operation.

Our proven system for market timing allows us to operate with confidence during stressful periods in the market.

4 In technical terms, we will be operating a floor - based system for implementing monetary policy rather than the traditional corridor - based system for a period.

The net result for Green Mountain was a big pickup in operating cash flow, which reached $ 836 million for the period.

Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.

Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls, or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods or adversely affect the results of management evaluations and independent registered public accounting firm audits of our internal control over financial reporting that we will eventually be required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC.

Operating profit dropped 250 bps to 11.1 percent in the period due to the company's investments and growth initiatives.

HSBC Armenia's net profit in the 12 months to December 31, 2009, was 1.6 billion drams ($ 4 million), which was down from 2008 levels but perhaps reflects a difficult operating environment in 2009, with slight declines in net interest and fee and commission income compared to the same 12 - month period in 2008.

Though Sanmina's fiscal second - quarter operating margin of 3.1 % is much narrower than in the year - ago period, it's notably up from 2.7 % in the company's first quarter of fiscal year 2018.

An August 2001 Wall Street Journal study found that for every dollar of operating earnings the S&P 500 companies reported in their most recent three - month period, 60 cents wouldn't have been there if ordinary business expenses under GAAP hadn't been excluded 2.

The company has also included this information because changes in operating assets and liabilities relate to the timing of cash receipts and disbursements which the company may not control and may not relate to the period in which the operating activities occurred.

In the fourth quarter, operating income from the company's retirement services segment jumped 37 percent to $ 280 million compared with the year - ago period, the company also said.

As much as the mine management team is well prepared for operating in difficult weather conditions and mining a high - grade deposit with relatively narrow veins, there will likely be periods when operations don't go as planned.

The company operates in five segments: Retail Building Materials (36 % of March - period sales, excluding sales allowances); Industrial (30 %); Manufactured Housing (15 %); Residential Construction (14 %); and Commercial Construction & Concrete Forming (5 %).

Total cumulative operating losses for the Canadian operation is estimated to be $ 2.5 billion, or about triple the expected losses for that period, the company said in court filings.

Operating cash flow for the first quarter was $ 507 million, compared to $ 495 million in the prior - year period.

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Free cash flow2 for the first quarter was $ 181 million, compared to $ 161 million in the prior - year period, reflecting slightly higher operating cash flows, combined with slightly lower capital expenditures.

FedEx's operating profit margin was pushed down to 7.8 percent in the quarter from 9.1 percent in the same period a year earlier.

Operating profit before tax rose 39 % to ₤ 67m thanks to annuity sales growth of 19 % to ₤ 742m and a significant rise in new business profit margin, to 8.9 % from 5.0 % in the same period last year.

GAAP operating expenses for the quarter were 67 % of revenue — down from 73 % of revenue for the same period in the second quarter of 2016, while non-GAAP operating expenses were 58 % of bookings — down from 68 % of bookings a year ago.