Sentences with phrase «performance over growth»

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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.

Limitedbrands has shown solid growth and profitability over the past year and a lot of that has to do with their strong performance in the Canadian marketplace.

Programmed Maintenance Services has flagged a $ 75 million impairment resulting from poor performance in its marine services division, but expects to lift earnings to over $ 100 million by FY17 as it benefits from growth in other sectors of the economy.

CVCheck said business performance had exceeded expectations over the quarter on the back of strong top - line growth from corporate clients and its robustly performing consumer division.

However, the unwind is «now spilling over to mutual funds that are still long growth, with outflows from growth funds exacerbating performance.»

Cook went on to say that, in China, «growth in iPhone activations has actually accelerated over the past few weeks, and we have had the best performance of the year for the App Store in China during the last 2 weeks.»

Potential economic growth is going to slow dramatically over the coming years because of slowing growth in the labor force, due to growing demographic trends, and continued poor productivity performance.

In particular, the growth of the economy over the past few years has been more than fully accounted for by growth in domestic spending, while Australia's export performance has been disappointing.

Moreover, unit costs have been rising quite quickly given the fairly poor performance of multi-factor productivity growth over recent years.

«The sharp decline in March export growth after very solid performance in January and February suggests some exporters may have front - loaded exports (early) this year due to concern over the possibility of a Sino-U.S. trade war after the U.S. hiked tariffs on global imports on solar panels and washing machines,» said Lisheng Wang, an economist at Nomura in Hong Kong.

Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.

As a dividend growth investor, you can look at several metrics to evaluate the performance of a stock over the last months, years or even decades.

With over ten years» experience, she has worked with clients to develop new operating models, stand up new corporate divisions and optimize cross-functional performance within business units to drive revenue growth.

A 2012 Credit Suisse Research Institute report evaluated the performance of 2,360 companies globally over six years and found that companies with one or more women on boards delivered higher average returns on equity, lower leverage, better average growth and higher price / book value multiples.

Mac — in a declining PC industry, we expect Mac to continue its market share gain and support our forecast for its strong performance of 7.3 % revenue growth in FY 2015, followed by 3.6 % in FY 2016, and 4.6 % in FY 2017 on flat average selling prices over the three year period of $ 1,230.

If you look at Ethereum's market cap over the week, it has gone from $ 36.4 Billion to $ 47.9 Billion - this is a growth of almost $ 12 Billion over the week, an impressive performance for Ethereum after a long time.

Over time, this would help strengthen Canada's productivity and growth performance, something that will pay off in stronger revenue growth in the coming decade.

«Wal - Mart continued to capitalize on its investments in [the third quarter] as evidenced by its impressive online sales performance, with growth of over 20 percent on a $ 14 [billion] to 15 billion base, without a full quarter of impact from Jet.com,» Moody's analyst Charlie O'Shea said in a note.

We expect good performance over the next few years as economic growth improves, driving strong earnings growth and a decline in risk premia.

The growth of the economy over the past year has been characterised by sharply contrasting performances in the farm and non-farm sectors and, within the non-farm sector, between goods and services industries.

While all states recorded falling unemployment rates over the year and an increase in the pace of year - ended employment growth in the March quarter, labour market performance continues to diverge.

Since 2008, though, growth stock indexes have persistently prevailed over value in terms of relative performance.

Performance included benefits from targeted growth initiatives, innovations launched over the past 12 months, and increased investments in our brands.

Its solid performance over the three months to June helped to push year - on - year growth in the single - currency bloc up to 2.1 %, the highest level since 2011.

The outlook for both years would mark an improvement over the economy's lackluster growth of 1.6 percent in 2016, its weakest performance since 2011.

In this article, we look at those health and wellness prime positioning platforms that are predicted to achieve the highest growth performance in Eastern and Western Europe over -LSB-...]

For Mr Clarke to obtain 100 per cent of the performance rights, TWE's relative total shareholder return ranking against the peer group must be above the 75th percentile, and the compound annual growth rate of earnings per share over the performance period must be more than 15 per cent.

We heard from a financial analyst documenting the extraordinary sales growth and profit performance of Woolworths and Coles over the past decade, along with some cautionary words expecting both indicators to moderate somewhat in the current decade because of the entry of Aldi and CostCo into the Australian market.

Roger White, chief executive of AG Barr, comments: «Over the past 12 months we have delivered consistent broad - based sales growth across our portfolio, well ahead of the soft drinks market performance throughout the year, supported by successful innovation, strong core brands and further development of our partnerships.

There are many areas that we have not fully capitalized on that will enhance the growth and performance of our players over time.»

United Bank for Africa has expressed satisfaction over its performance as announced that its audited results for the 2017 financial year shows significant growth in the contribution and market share from its pan-African subsidiaries.

The Albany - Schenectady - Troy region, which has benefitted from billions of dollars of state - subsidized high - tech investments over the past 20 years, had the strongest performance of the major upstate regions during Cuomo's first term — but still trailed the national and statewide growth rates for the four - year and one - year periods.

2015 marks our 10th anniversary and over this period we have been entirely focused on finding collaborative ways of improving our environmental performance and ensuring sustainable growth.

The growth in spending on welfare over recent years - partly a result of the economy's disappointing performance - has made it harder for the coalition to achieve its deficit reduction aims.

Scientists at Universiti Sains Malaysia, the National Prawn Fry Production and Research Centre, and the World Fish Centre examined the strain's growth performance and how genetic selection affected harvest weight over a ten - year period.

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If dehydration reduces strength - training performance for multi-rep, multi-set exercises, could it not limit muscle growth and strength gains over time?

Over time, however, they experienced steady growth in performance, producing a widening gap with the nation.

Measuring student growth has been made somewhat easier by recent advances in the tracking of student performance on standardized tests over time.

In 2009, most states lacked basic data systems linking teachers to their students over time, and few had growth models in place that could be used to measure teacher performance.

Performance measures based on the growth in student achievement over time, which are only possible with annual testing, provide a fairer, more accurate picture of schools» contribution to student learning.

In addition to regularly assessing student performance, Sherman Oaks utilizes a tool (the California Standards for the Teaching Profession) to help teachers self - assess their own growth over the course of a year as a result of the school's staff development efforts.

If one country's test - score performance was 0.5 standard deviations higher than another country during the 1960s — a little less than the current difference in the scores between such top - performing countries as Finland and Hong Kong and the United States — the first country's growth rate was, on average, one full percentage point higher annually over the following 40 - year period than the second country's growth rate.

The study also finds that many states already measure student achievement beyond what is required in the NCLB Act, including test performance in additional subjects and growth in student performance over time.

TFA evaluates corps members» performance by determining which teachers produced student gains of 1.5 years of achievement growth over the course of the school year.

Dr. Marzano, a nationally known educational researcher and developer of the Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model and the Marzano School Leadership Evaluation Model, discusses how districts may use teacher evaluation models as primarily either measurement systems — which provide a static picture of a teacher's performance at a given point; or as growth systems — which track improvements in teacher pedagogy over time.

The latest bill, introduced Tuesday by Colorado's Democratic senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, would shift the measurement of student exam performance, moving from a model based on the raw number of students who pass math and reading tests to a «growth model» that would measure student growth over time.