Not exact matches
The
company breaks out grams sold
by dry cannabis versus oils, which is not common across the
sector, as well as the number of grams produced suitable for sale.
While that has worked nicely —
companies in the
sector have seen gross margins expand
by 16 % in 2011 to 21 % in 2013 — some experts think housing prices could fall in the near future.
Speaking to the influx of investment
by the world's largest technology
companies into the U.K. as Facebook, Google and Apple all recently announced greatly expanded plans for London headquarters and staffing levels, Marshall said the technology
sector is more able to cope with the uncertainty wrought
by Brexit.
Silverstein: And what names or
sectors or
companies are going to be most hit
by the recent announcement?
The Vision Fund has upended tech investing in Silicon Valley
by chasing after some of the
sector's flashiest
companies, Recode reports.
«This is both a response to everything you are seeing in the world, this DOD regulation, but also an effort
by not just the DOD, but
by the administration to drive
companies in the private
sector generally towards greater cybersecurity and more disclosure with the government,» Lee said.
Another way defence
companies are diversifying their customer bases is
by selling more to the private
sector.
Holger Mueller, who tracks the HR
sector as principal analyst and vice president at Constellation Research, contends that Zenefits» revenue model is the most revolutionary thing about the
company, comparing its approach to Google, which also gives away its digital services for free (then monetizes its accumulated user data
by selling it to advertisers).
Almost half of his 110 employees have stayed in the
company for five years or more, which is hard to achieve in a
sector that sees tempting new tech jobs multiply
by the minute.
First, we assembled a short list of Canada's top - performing public
companies by sector, based on Bloomberg data.
He expects the
sector's earnings to grow
by about 13.5 % a year over the next five years, with industrial and technology
companies expanding at a faster rate.
However, a lot of analysts like this
company because of its growth, which can be hard to come
by in the REIT
sector.
An investment
company chaired
by Perth businessman Farooq Khan has made an off - market $ 8 million cash bid for full ownership of Strike Resources, and may seek opportunities for the business outside the resources
sector.
The WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index, for example, beat the S&P 500 Index
by more than 550 basis points in 2017, and we continue to prefer the
company and
sector tilts within this Index relative to the broader market.
Emeco Holdings has diversified its business outside the mining
sector by purchasing truck and trailer rental
company Rentco, which was founded in 1994
by Perth brothers Bob and John Shier, in a structured deal worth at least $ 52 million.
The dollar weakened
by 8.5 percent in 2017, creating a tailwind for the technology
sector and certain multinational
companies that should benefit from lower tax rates on the repatriation of foreign profits.
Aptly named XJ Partners, the
company focused on tech firms in the health
sector, where the software «lagged what we were doing on Wall Street
by at least 10 years,» he says.
The push
by the tech
sector piggybacks on years of state - driven Chinese investments in infrastructure in Latin America, with a pool of 2,000
companies pouring more than $ 200 billion in the region as of January.
He maintains that the fund is still diversified — not
by sector, but in that each
company does something different from the others.
So yes, it's encouraging to see an array of new
companies from the consumer and tech
sectors come to market — but the TSX is going to continue to be dominated
by struggling resource stocks for some time to come.
And because the TSX has come to be dominated
by two
sectors in particular — financial services and resources account for close to 60 % of the index's $ 1.9 - trillion market capitalization — any strife facing
companies in those
sectors has an outsized effect on overall returns.
Some members of the group say they are being squeezed
by a tough economy, Western sanctions on Russia, and powerful state - run
companies that are muscling in on nearly all
sectors of the economy.
For example, in the construction and infrastructure
sector,
companies were already highly leveraged and have been affected
by issues such as project delays and cost escalations, he said.
Companies in
sectors such as iron and steel have been affected
by the sharp fall in commodity prices.
STARTED in 2002
by staffing and recruitment veteran John Cooling, SmartWorker has grown to employ 10 employees servicing more than 100
companies in the mining and heavy industry
sectors.
Prominent Perth
company director Tracey Horton is among a group of business leaders appointed to a new federal Treasury advisory council designed to replicate the discipline provided
by a private
sector governance board.
In fact, broken down
by subsector, there are only four social
companies in the Internet
sector that are valued at more than $ 100 million, according to CB Insights» data.
«Most medium - sized
companies won't have a defined benefit pension plan, like those offered
by very large
companies or the public
sector, so they would want to look at a defined contribution plan,» she explains.
Precision shares, though, are off nearly 30 % from their all - time high, as the
company's earnings have been hit
by weakness in the oil and gas
sector, where the majority of the
company's non-aerospace sales come from.
But after nearly a decade and a half in Cowtown, Burrows is well - versed in the ways of the cyclical
sector, and he's inspired
by the resiliency and innovation it takes for
companies to succeed in it.
(The study doesn't reveal which
companies are guilty of this, nor does it provide a clear breakdown of performance
by company or
sector.)
A price war started last year
by Agropur and Parmalat, Saputo Inc.'s two largest rivals, has led to a 12 % drop in the
company's third - quarter Canadian -
sector profit from a year earlier, he said.
He proceeded to distinguish his
company from others in the VC
sector by creating superior content covering every stage of the funding process.
Also be sure that the
companies held are the top one or two businesses in their
sector, and that their growth is driven
by domestic demand.
The financial
sector changes were later confirmed
by Yi Gang, the newly appointed head of China's central bank, who said foreign investors would be allowed to hold up to a 51 per cent equity stake in brokerage firms, futures
companies and fund management firms.
Calgary's talk of diversification notwithstanding, «the downtown office market is predominantly occupied
by companies tied directly to the energy
sector,» says Arthur Lloyd, executive vice-president with Ivanhoe Cambridge.
Four out of the top 10
companies by quarterly dollar - value buybacks were in this
sector, with Apple leading the way.
Between 2013 — 14 and 2016 — 17, other non-tax revenues are projected to decrease
by $ 0.3 billion, largely reflecting the one - time gain in 2013 — 14 on the sale of the Province's interest in 10 million shares of General Motors
Company, and lower electricity
sector - related revenues, over the forecast period, including fiscally neutral power supply contract recoveries.
Europe's technology
sector has made «a lot of progress» in the last five years, says Clif Marriott of the Technology, Media and Telecom group in Goldman Sachs» Investment Banking Division, evidenced
by the increasing number of unicorns — private
companies valued at over one billion dollars — in the European tech scene, the homecoming of the continent's top talent and the high number of successful IPOs of European
companies.
Build on its record as the first government to achieve an absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
by working with provinces to reduce emissions from the oil and gas
sectors while ensuring Canadian
companies remain competitive.
And because the TSX has come to be dominated
by two
sectors in particular — financial services and resources account for close to 60 per cent of the index's $ 1.9 - trillion market capitalization — any strife facing
companies in those
sectors has an outsized effect on overall returns.
This product was designed and manufactured
by Tula, an award - winning
company in this
sector.
TORONTO, July 13, 2016 — Today, Morgan Solar Inc. announced $ 10 million in funding led
by ArcTern Ventures, a venture capital fund developed in partnership with MaRS Discovery District that provides early - stage capital to
companies in the cleantech
sector.
Analysts excited about the
company's exposure to the rapidly growing natural gas
sector were pumping up the stock, ignoring its low and declining return on invested capital (ROIC), significant write - downs indicating poor capital allocation, and the high expectations implied
by its stock price.
Within the financials
sector, we believe US
companies by late 2017 had moved toward being fully valued, particularly regional banks.
On the contrary, I am most interested in the relative certainty offered
by companies that many characterize as «Steady Eddies,» particularly in the health care, software, and branded retail
sectors where the stock prices may not reflect the
companies» intrinsic value.
Most notably was his entrance into the insurance
sector by purchasing the National Indemnity
Company.
In a statement, the
company said the acquisition is part of its move to diversify its offerings and cater to the public
sector by providing e-governance solutions, consulting and management support services.
By 2025, the government has declared that «it will double the number of high - growth
companies in Canada, particularly in the digital, clean technology and health technology
sectors from 14,000 to 28,000.»
Performance of
companies in the financials
sector may be adversely impacted
by many factors, including, among others, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates, and decreased liquidity in credit markets.