How well did anyone predict the 2008 financial crash and how well can anyone
predict company growth or earnings so far into the future?
Not exact matches
At the beginning of 2015, Orlando
predicted there would be a «mid-stage capital crunch» that year, owing to the fact that it has historically been the most difficult stage of a young
company's
growth, and because U.S. investors that might otherwise back Canadian
companies have their pick of opportunities at home these days.
He
predicts the
company will be able to generate more than 20 percent annual user
growth over the next five years.
KeyBanc Capital Markets initiates coverage for Roku shares with an overweight rating,
predicting the
company will generate strong sales
growth this year.
J.P. Morgan raises its rating to overweight from neutral for New York Times
Company's shares,
predicting strong profit
growth over the next two years.
Hoguet, who is not a millennial, went on to note that Macy's internal economists accurately
predicted a number of metrics last year when crafting the
company's three - year plan — such as GDP
growth, inflation, employment and wages — but missed the mark on GAAP
growth, and fell short on sales of general merchandise, apparel and furniture, partially because they didn't
predict how much off - price retail and consumer electronics would weigh on sales.
But while Boeing says the robots have not caused any layoffs, the
company is not
predicting significant job
growth either.
When the world's largest holding
company posts its biggest stock decline in almost two decades and
predicts no
growth for 2018, there will inevitably be questions over whether the holding
company model is irreparably broken.
«Ultimately, the
growth of Model 3 and the profit associated with it will help us accelerate the transition to sustainable energy even faster,» the
company buoyantly
predicted.
Important factors that may affect the
Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the
Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the
Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the
Company's ability to
predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the
Company's ability to drive revenue
growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the
Company's management team or other key personnel; the
Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the
Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the
Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the
Company; the
Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the
Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the
Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the
Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the
Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the
Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the
Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.
Since 2003, the Ready to Rocket list has consistently
predicted the revenue
growth leaders and the
companies most likely to attract investment.
Kavanagh said
company data
predicts local job
growth would reduce the vacancy rate to about 4.8 per cent by 2021.
Important factors that may affect the
Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the
Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the
Company's international operations; the
Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the
Company's ability to
predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the
Company's ability to drive revenue
growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the
Company's management team or other key personnel; the
Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the
Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the
Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the
Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the
Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the
Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the
Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the
Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the
Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.
Important factors that may affect the
Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the
Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the
Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the
Company's ability to
predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the
Company's ability to drive revenue
growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the
Company's management team or other key personnel; the
Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the
Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the
Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the
Company in the expected time frame; the
Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the
Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the
Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the
Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the
Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the
Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.
Market volume: Crowdfunding volumes in Canada grew 48 % from 2013 to 2015 and reached $ 133 million in 2015 confirming that it is a genuine source of seed and
growth capital for
companies seeking funding with the market
predicted to reach $ 190 million in 2016.
The Paris - based adviser to governments and
companies raised its 2017 demand forecast by 100,000 barrels a day, compared with a previous estimate last month, while
predicting «similarly paced»
growth for next year.
This can have difficult - to -
predict consequences on pricing power over the long - term, especially since the
company reports a goal of slowly increasing profit margins as part of its overall
growth strategy.
Macroeconomic Advisers, a top forecasting
company,
predicts 2.7 percent
growth this year and 2.6 percent in 2019, but after that,
growth is expected to fall back to 1.8 percent.
Apparently the model is more accurate at
predicting positive
growth for very healthy
companies than it is at
predicting zero or even negative
growth.
IBM recently reported its third - quarter results, and the stock surged as the
company predicted a return to
growth later this year.
«I see
growth and increased value in the
company and in the brand,» he
predicts.
JPMorgan described Treasury Wine's decision to reveal a takeover proposal a month after fielding it as «strange» and
predicted the ailing
company will cling to its US division in an effort to turbo - charge earnings
growth.
Murray Goulburn chief executive Gary Helou has
predicted a major shake - out of dairy processors in Australia and warned the industry and his
company needed to look outwards for
growth.
This, coupled with rising health care costs and lower reimbursements from insurance
companies, may slow the
predicted rapid
growth of the MD&D industry — and job opportunities — even as the demand for scientists with more advanced training increases.
Smartphones have been the catalyst for explosive
growth for China's internet
companies and the same trend is taking off across Indonesia; eMarketer
predicts smartphone usage will hit 92 million by 2019.
HERALD SCOTLAND - Nov 23 - Shares of Cupid soared 5.6 % after the
company predicted strong
growth in 2013 and said its financial performance was a year ahead of where it expected to be when it floated in 2010.
SHARES in Edinburgh - based internet dating
company Cupid soared 5.6 % after the
company predicted strong
growth in 2013 and said its financial performance was a year ahead of where it expected to be when it floated in 2010.
But based on a series of workshops with chief executives and business specialists from Fortune 1,000
companies, the report
predicted «no dramatic
growth or drop on the horizon.»
While the annual unit sales
growth of print books is expected to be slightly weaker this year than in the previous two years, global information
company The NPD Group
predicts a strong holiday season with 5 percent unit sales
growth in the remaining five weeks.
While prisons can be seen as having similar economics of a regulated utility
company with faster earnings
growth, the inability to
predict long - term shifts in the business model leads me to favor relatively pricier utilities, which provide roughly the same yield as CXW would if it converted to a REIT with much more predictability going forward.
Past performance of the
companies discussed may not continue and the
companies may not achieve the earnings
growth as
predicted.
Some young high
growth companies with less than 7 years of positive free cash flows might not be included in the data analyzed, but those are the types of
companies that must be analyzed more carefully due to greater difficulty in
predicting their future cash flows.
This media
company beat EPS forecasts by $ 0.08 last quarter, and analysts
predict double - digit
growth over the next five years.
After years of angel investing and working with venture capitalists I also helped fund the first web based venture capital
company, which today is experiencing outstanding
growth and it's
predicted return rate (IRR) is ranked amongst the highest rated venture capital firms in silicon valley.
Almost half (48 %) planning to conduct between 10 % - 25 % more business 12 %
predict WTM will lead to them sealing deals worth between 26 % - 40 % more than WTM 2010 While 3 % expect to conduct at least 75 % more business in 2011 than in 2010 Ambitious
growth plans and strong
company performance are the key reasons behind the increase in business, according to two thirds of the Meridian Club members polled.
ATLANTA — December 23, 2013 — Aderant, the world's largest independent legal software
company, today released a research based opinion paper
predicting growth in the legal industry's «Big Law» segment.
But for the most part, enterprise tech
companies have fared better than consumer tech
companies, because strong customer retention makes it easier to
predict growth.
My ability to
predict and plan future resources has been the core reason for my professionalism and the
company's
growth in terms of managing
growth plans and budgets appropriately.
In its 2003 annual report, the
company predicts revenue per available room (RevPAR) at its properties will rise by 5 % to 6 % this year, while its rival Hilton Hotels Corp. is projecting RevPAR
growth of 3 % to 4 %.
Hanley Wood, a marketing services
company that owns real estate design and construction publications, including Remodeling magazine, offers a similar outlook,
predicting the industry will fully recover this summer following 12 straight quarters of steady
growth.