Sentences with phrase «pay a premium for companies»

Retail investors have been willing to pay a premium for companies with name recognition, «quite frequently,» she said.

One may wish to focus solely on after - tax profit levels, since in theory companies target minimum after - tax returns on capital, but on the other hand, a consumer deciding whether it's worth paying a premium for a company's product or service may not be affected by that company's tax burden.

The problem is that acquisitions aren't usually as profitable as core growth because the purchasing company typically pays a premium for the company they are buying.

Not exact matches

My company provides research services to other companies and they pay a premium for the specialized skillset and training my staff receives.

Salesforce will pay $ 44.89 per share for MuleSoft, a 36 percent premium — each MuleSoft share will equal $ 36 in cash and 0.0711 shares of Salesforce common stock, the companies said.

«Depending on the model of washing machine we would estimate a consumer to pay less than a 10 percent premium for a washing machine with the technology,» a representative for the company told Entrepreneur.

In order for companies like UniQure to make money on these novel drugs, they'll have to be priced at an exorbitant premium, which few if any patients could ever pay.

The Wednesday news was the first time the company revealed how many people paid for the premium service.

But it turns out that in aggregate, small firms pay about the same premiums as big firms — in fact, for family coverage, companies with under 200 employees pay less ($ 11,835) than firms with 200 or more workers ($ 12,233).

The savings: substantial, both for the company (which pays two - thirds of the premium) and the employees.

Louisiana - Pacific said it will pay C$ 3.76 per share for all of the remaining common shares in the Canadian lumber company, resulting in an approximate 30 per cent premium over the company's closing price of C$ 2.89 on Sept. 3.

Premiums for companies with less than $ 20 million in revenue range from $ 7,500 to $ 10,000; If a covered company gets slapped with a lawsuit from a patent troll, RPX will shoulder legal or settlement costs up to the company's limit (which starts at $ 1 million but can go up to $ 10 million), although that's only after it pays a retention, which RPX says starts at $ 25,000.

«This bid seems to defy logic,» Peel Hunt analyst Paul Morland told the Financial Times, characterizing the 79 % premium HP paid as «an «amazing» premium for a company whose earnings grew by just 6 per cent in the first half of the year.»

«Perversely, we've spent the last 20 years paying a premium for [the stocks of companies with] high yield debt,» she said.

Wisconsin Energy will pay a 17 % premium for Integrys to create the 8th largest natural gas distribution company.

Notably, there was a record amount of empty retail space along the high - end strip of Fifth Avenue, as fewer companies chose to pay a premium for that location.

If your company can avoid paying that kind of premium on space, then you will have more assets for innovation, perks to attract employees, and, of course, a lower overhead for your business.

That may explain why Japan's Suntory jumped ahead of a number of European suitors, including France's Pernod Ricard, to bid for Beam last month — offering to pay Beam stockholders $ 83.50 per share, a 25 % premium over the stock's then - market price of around $ 67, in addition to assuming some $ 2.4 billion in company debt.

Furthermore, the final rule could also let insurance companies cover a smaller share of plan holders» medical costs and drop coverage for people who don't pay premiums, among other changes.

The premiums that pharma companies pay for biotechs with mid-to-late stage experimental drugs has risen to a point that has some analysts crying «bubble.»

«We let people know that if we have to pay the insurance company a big premium, we can't pay that money for salaries,» says Fowler.

D & B told us point blankly that we need to pay them to help reveal our «company's financial health in the best possible light, negotiate better payment terms with suppliers and qualify for better insurance premium and mortgage rates.»

All other compensation generally consists of Google's 401 (k) company match of up to $ 8,750, life insurance premiums paid by Google for the benefit of the named executive officer, personal use of company aircraft, and the market value of a holiday gift given to each employee, net of tax withholding, unless otherwise noted.

Despite a relatively strong economy that's kept most dividend - paying companies strong and growing their payouts, historically low interest rates have caused many fixed - income investors to move to stocks instead, paying high premiums for the best dividend stocks.

For paid screeners, turn to market analysis companies, who usually have basic screeners beefed up with premium options like stock recommendations, rankings, and other nice features.

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G paid a 20 % premium for Heinz's shares, which makes them pricier than those of most packaged - foods companies (aside from a few elite brands like Nestlé and Hershey).

The average premiums for the insurance companies are for the sample property and are not indicative of what all tenants can expect to pay for an annual renters insurance premium.

Under the Affordable Care Act, the exchanges perform a vital role, determining whether consumers are eligible for premium tax credits, which, in most cases, are paid directly by the Treasury to insurance companies on their behalf.

When a firm announces, for example, that it plans to acquire another company, the target company's stock will generally rise in value, while the acquiring company's will fall, typically due to the uncertainty surrounding any acquisition and because the acquirer usually has to pay a premium over what the target company is worth.

If the misstatement is not discovered until after you die, the insurance company must compute the amount of insurance your premiums would have purchased for someone of your actual age or sex and pay your beneficiary that amount.

In terms of Spotify's total $ 2bn + income (negligible «other» revenues aside), ads therefore claimed 10.1 % — an improvement on the 9.2 % share seen in 2014, but another reminder of how heavily the company relies on people paying for premium accounts.

In the case of an oil spill cleanup, the costs are likely to be directly incurred by an insurance company, but the premiums paid for that insurance come at the expense of the value of the oil transportation service — the higher the expected clean - up costs from oil spills, the higher insurance premiums will be, and this will mean higher pipeline tolls, which in turn implies lower profits, taxes, and royalties on the products shipped.

Nevertheless, the fact that the company received interest as a takeout candidate signifies that some of its businesses still have value, especially for a strategic buyer that may pay a premium.

The company's combined ratio has averaged 95 % over the past decade, reflecting that Markel has been paying out only $ 0.95 in insurance losses and operating expenses for every dollar of premium it takes in.

As we've said throughout the year, we believe investors are still paying a larger premium than they should for low - risk securities, and that we are finding better opportunities in companies with more economic sensitivity.

The cash value of a universal life insurance policy accumulates based on the amount of premium paid, monthly deductions for policy costs and an interest rate that is declared by the insurance company.

That's nearly three times the cost of one of the cheapest companies; put another way, a year's premium at an average cost company could pay for almost three years of coverage at one of these cheaper companies.

3M's stock isn't cheap with a P / E ratio of 27.5 and a dividend yield of 2.5 %, but given the company's long - term history of dividend growth, this is a stock worth paying a premium for.

Perhaps, investors would have been less interested in buying shares in a company that is not only losing money but also paying big premiums for other companies that are losing money.

Providence Equity Partners eventually paid a 41 percent premium for the company.

When you purchase term life insurance, you agree to pay recurring premiums in return for the commitment by the insurance company to pay a death benefit if the insured happens to die during the term that the insurance policy is in effect.

Analysts for Natixis Securities said they had expected Pernod to pay a bit more than 5 billion euros for the deal, and that the premium could weigh on the company's shares.

As part of an agreement with the Competition Bureau, the company committed to paying refunds or credits to mobile phone customers who were charged for premium text services such as Mind Quiz, Love Crush and Joke a Day from the companies Jesta and MMS.

People who work, whose premiums are paid for by themselves and their companies, and the taxes they pay.

2) First, many insurance companies have already stated that having to provide the contraceptives «for free» will increase premiums paid, by everyone.

To this day Sambazon is the ONLY Fair Trade Certified açaí (which is a lot more in depth and different than 1 % For the Planet and many pay to play certifications other brands have), and is the only vertically integrated company on the market, ensuring the highest quality, and premium açaí out there, and has protected millions of acres of Amazon Rainforest to this day, by providing 20,000 family farmers with employment from sustainable harvesting of açaí fruit.

Incorporating triple bottom - line sustainability principles across all aspects of their business, the company deployed solar arrays at eight wineries and collaborated with Tesla to reduce energy demand and increase grid reliability, utilized industry - first water conservation technologies, introduced human resource initiatives to improve employees» well - being, paid a price premium for certified sustainable winegrapes and led voluntary drought initiatives.

«Second, it's a market where people and companies are willing to pay premium prices for premium product, so if you have a nice suite, if you have a nice club seat — the stadium is obviously extremely well located next to the 405 freeway, the busiest freeway in the world.

Not only does it have one of the highest markups of products on the supermarket shelves, parents who use formula are paying premiums for the fortunes companies spend on promoting their products, as has already been explained above.

But until business growth enables Cotton Babies and like - minded companies to leverage authority over suppliers, and until high - end consumers agree to pay more for premium diapers to ensure worker welfare, disposables may still be the more ethical and convenient diaper choice.