Sentences with phrase «price pressure on companies»

Through its rapacious little - to - no profit strategy, it has not only challenged the supremacy of traditional retailers like Walmart, but has also put downward price pressure on companies across the economy, most notably in book publishing, where Amazon got its start.

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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.

After the ballots were counted, the company's stock price rocketed, easing pressure on executives to cut costs.

The committee's ranking member, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D - MD), along with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I - VT) have been putting pressure on pharmaceutical companies to disclose more information about how they set prices.

As a private company, Nordstrom would likely be able to focus on initiatives such as investing more in e-commerce, closing underperforming stores and expanding its off - price chain, Nordstrom Rack, without pressure from shareholders.

If the U.S. company concedes on these points, that would add to pricing pressure on Lilly and Teva when they enter the market.

The company has warned that it expects to experience pressure on food and labour costs this year, with unstable cheese prices and increased payroll taxes looming.

A fatal Tesla Model X car crash in California on March 23 also pressured share prices as well as the company's options and...

Activist hedge fund Marcato Capital Management, which had put pressure on the company to pursue strategies to boost its stock price, said it would vote for the deal.

A fatal Tesla Model X car crash in California on March 23 also pressured share prices as well as the company's options and debt - market rating.

Buoyed by an unquenchable thirst for short - term stock gains, traders and activist investors are mounting pressure on a wide array of companies to cut research and capital expenditures in order to increase stock buybacks and thus boost stock prices.

Media giant Viacom said on Wednesday it cut the compensation of its top two executives, executive chairman Sumner Redstone and CEO Philippe Dauman, as the company faced business pressures and a sharp drop in its share price.

The company had come under pressure as rising chicken - wing prices started weighing on its bottom line.

Of course, the extra investment would also require companies to hire, putting upward pressure on wages and prices.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 20, 2016.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high - purity silicon; demand for end - use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets such as Japan, the U.S., India and China; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility - scale project approval process; delays in utility - scale project construction; cancelation of utility - scale feed - in - tariff contracts in Japan; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20 - F filed on April 27, 2017.

The company also said it anticipates recording non-cash intangible asset impairment charges, including goodwill, in the range of $ 230 million to $ 260 million on certain currently marketed and pipeline generic products as a result of continued intense competitive and pricing pressures.

Cele notes that, «the demand from China for iron - ore continues to grow, but at a declining pace, further exacerbating pricing pressure,» meaning that Vale's considerable investment in nickel, coal, fertilisers and copper will only partially mitigate the impact of the increase in iron - ore mining capacity globally on the company.

Companies are still very focused on currency trends that are impacting their business as well as on margin pressures — whether it's cost inflation through wage growth or price deflation and the compressing of margins.

But plummetting oil and gas prices took a toll on that company too, putting free cash flow and profits under enormous pressure.

Though the market thought the deal was expensive for AA, clearly the company has realized that with aluminum prices under pressure, focusing on building a higher margin value chain in a growth industry (aerospace) is a sound strategic move.

He says increased price sensitivity among consumers, an accelerated trend of member downgrading their policies, and heightened competitive activity will maintain pressure on the company.

Rather, the increase in spreads appears to reflect both tightness in the Commonwealth Government bond market (where supply remains limited and demand by foreign investors appears to have increased) and upward pressure on swap rates (one benchmark against which corporate bonds are priced) as companies have sought to lock in fixed - rate borrowings due to expected increases in interest rates.

«We would have hoped to have done more dairy plants,» he said, «but milk prices are under pressure, which has caused dairy companies to concentrate on their core business rather than production residues.»

With pressure on Lion's dairy business there is speculation the company is a willing seller at the right price, but Mr West said Kirin has been «very supportive» of his strategy and only Kirin could talk about potential asset sales.

Unite, Britain's biggest union, has today (Tuesday 16 October) warned that the fall in inflation is being threatened by greedy energy companies whose price hikes will re-ignite inflation putting further pressure on working families and the struggling economy.

Last year, as pressure mounted on the pharmaceutical industry after a series of high profile cases involving skyrocketing prices, drug companies spent roughly $ 800,000 lining campaign coffers in Albany.

The chief secretary to the Treasury says he will put pressure on oil companies to pass on more of the oil price drop to consumers at the pumps

If the government put pressure on the holiday companies to lower prices of holidays you would tackle the term time holiday issue immediately!

Risks and uncertainties include without limitation the effect of competitive and economic factors, and the Company's reaction to those factors, on consumer and business buying decisions with respect to the Company's products; continued competitive pressures in the marketplace; the ability of the Company to deliver to the marketplace and stimulate customer demand for new programs, products, and technological innovations on a timely basis; the effect that product introductions and transitions, changes in product pricing or mix, and / or increases in component costs could have on the Company's gross margin; the inventory risk associated with the Company's need to order or commit to order product components in advance of customer orders; the continued availability on acceptable terms, or at all, of certain components and services essential to the Company's business currently obtained by the Company from sole or limited sources; the effect that the Company's dependency on manufacturing and logistics services provided by third parties may have on the quality, quantity or cost of products manufactured or services rendered; risks associated with the Company's international operations; the Company's reliance on third - party intellectual property and digital content; the potential impact of a finding that the Company has infringed on the intellectual property rights of others; the Company's dependency on the performance of distributors, carriers and other resellers of the Company's products; the effect that product and service quality problems could have on the Company's sales and operating profits; the continued service and availability of key executives and employees; war, terrorism, public health issues, natural disasters, and other circumstances that could disrupt supply, delivery, or demand of products; and unfavorable results of other legal proceedings.

The South Korea company is putting added pressure on the other top companies to lower their prices on devices too.

Amazon sometimes puts pressure on successful startups by entering their market, dropping prices to levels that put the competition almost out of business, and then offer to acquire those companies at fairly low prices.

On December 10, 2007, the Fund notified the Company that conditions in the short - term credit markets had created a broad based perception of risk in non subprime asset - backed securities causing illiquidity across the market which led to extreme pricing pressure in those securities.

According to the company's SEC filings, food price increases during 2013 have made them more wary of the effects of global warming on their food, and the company expects there to be «additional pricing pressures on some of those ingredients, including avocados, beef, dairy and chicken during 2014.»

That's a reference to the CEO of Tesla, a company that almost single - handedly turned around the moribund EV business, and whose Gigafactory promises to continue providing downward pressure on EV prices.

Put another way, electricity users pay directly for CCS research and development instead of having utilities peform that research themselves based on market pricing pressure (the usual way to get companies to do R&D in a market economy).

While car companies successfully lobby for gutting fuel efficiency standards — and cite upward pressure on car prices as justification — the real truth is that car prices are rising primarily because of gadgets, gimmicks and additional safety features.

The recent prolonged downturn in energy prices, which has led to reduced demand for insurance among energy providers, coupled with anticipated relaxed enforcement efforts from the current administration in Washington D.C., is expected to put pressure on insurance carriers to loosen underwriting standards and expand the terms and conditions under which they offer coverage to energy companies.

It eliminates all predictability as to where companies may be sued, and such uncertainty also strains defendants» budgets, burdens interstate commerce by exerting upward pressure on consumer prices, and erodes core principles of federalism as courts in certain states interfere with the regulatory affairs of other states.

This extra pressure on the insurance company to always pay for the expenses puts pressure on the companies and as a result raises the price of insurance.

As companies shed staff and look to shave costs, it's likely that even more desk spaces will become available, which may put downward pressure on prices, so it might be worth taking a look to see what's available in your area.

But if the mounting pressure on Facebook and the company's falling stock price are anything to go by, the company's efforts at explaining away the controversy have so far failed to calm regulators and investors.

This could put pricing pressure on the current U.S. tech companies.

That price pressure is likely to continue or worsen, which is why the company's focus is on «post-license monetization opportunities.»

Do your research: know its brands, know its competitors and think about how issues such as Brexit, cost of materials and a pressure on prices could affect the company's performance positively or negatively.

Master Electrician — Duties & Responsibilities Own and operate electrical contracting company ensuring efficient and profitable operations Recruit, train, and direct 25 + person staff of electricians, construction personnel, and office workers Direct human resources, accounting, sales, marketing, customer service, and project management Educate junior electricians in best practices, applicable codes, and safety protocols Proficient in all aspects of commercial, residential, and industrial work as well as the National Electric Code Repaired Life Health Safety (LHS) issues and investigated reports of shocks Perform wide variety of panel, receptacle, light, junction box, and cabinet installations Skilled in aluminum and fiberglass cable tray, transformer, motor, and conduit installations Fabricated, welded, and installed brackets and aluminum, stainless steel, and fiberglass cable trays Worked on control level switches, I / P transmitters, motor starters, start - stop stations, and lighting contractors Test and recalibrate I / P transmitters, gas and fire eyes - HALON sensors, and pressure switches Perform wire pulls, circuit tests, grounding, and bonding tests Utilized AUTOCAD to design blueprints for a varied of commercial and residential projects Encourage high customer retention by maintaining friendly, supportive contact with existing clients Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Perform all duties in a professional, timely, and courteous manner

«Our $ 19 target price for Taubman is based on our belief that a potential combination of shareholder, board and legal pressures will eventually cause Taubman management to agree to sell the company,» Morgan Stanley's Ostrower says.

There are a variety of sales tactics companies use, the most notorious is the high - pressure sales job in which they offer a «discount» on inflated prices in exchange for an immediate decision.