Sentences with phrase «than cost cutting»

What factors, other than cost cutting, are contributing to the growth of telecommuting?

I really don't see this as anything other than a cost cutting move, and I didn't think the Wii could be any cheaper to produce.

Awesome how companies have succeeded in selling 7 ″ inch as feature, when it is in truth nothing more than a cost cutting method, because they all have trouble matching the 499 entry price of the iPad.

I already answered the that: the decision to go for 7 ″ is — imho — nothing more than a cost cutting method, disguised as a feature.

electronic wrote: Awesome how companies have succeeded in selling 7 ″ inch as feature, when it is in truth nothing more than a cost cutting method, because they all have trouble matching the 499 entry price of the iPad.»

Trust me when I tell you that the cost of uncollected receivables, filing penalties or interest on late payments, write - offs due to posting errors, impaired management decision due to lack of accurate or timely reporting, improperly processed payroll, and undetected embezzlement will cost you exponentially more in the long run than cost cutting a $ 12 - 14 an hour employee in the accounting office.

We, too, would prefer an environment where market returns derive from economic improvement rather than cost cutting and financial engineering.

Not exact matches

(Kudos to CFO Ken Goldman for making it look better than it is at Yahoo via cost cuts and creative accounting!)»

Philips Lighting, the world's largest maker of lights, reported better - than - expected core fourth - quarter earnings on Friday, underpinned by cost - cutting and lower research and development expenses.

The Journal also says that cutting the pass - through rate to 15 percent would add more than $ 1 trillion to the 10 - year cost of any tax plan.

More than half the cost will be offset by Price's pay cut.

Most revenue from Apple's services business comes from the App Store, where it can take a cut of any app sales, whether through upfront purchases or micropayments, without bearing costs other than curating and maintaining the App Store's virtual shelves.

United has been bolstered by CEO Oscar Munoz, who has cut costs by increasing the number of planes United leases rather than owns, but its debt - to - capital ratio, at 77 %, leaves some investors spooked.

HTC is also describing the Vive Pro as a «premium» consumer device intended for «VR enthusiasts,» which likely means that it will cost more than the current Vive, which costs $ 600 after a $ 200 price cut in August.

Since 2006, it has reduced annual costs by approximately $ 15 billion, cut its workforce by 193,000 or 28 per cent, and consolidated more than 200 mail processing locations.

Industry watchers suspect the Star is in better financial shape than the Globe, where Crawley says cost cuts have made operations profitable.

The plan included changes to McDonald's new organizational structure, its intention to sell many more restaurants to franchisees than originally planned, and to cut costs to the tune of $ 300 million a year.

Instead, analysts heard about prosaic plans like McDonald's new organizational structure (it will lump international markets together by specific characteristics rather than by geographic proximity), its intention to sell many more restaurants to franchisees than originally planned, and to cut costs to the tune of $ 300 million a year.

But thanks to the Great Recession, Honderich is more open to cost cuts than he was as a publisher.

Is it fair to say that the game is to cut costs faster than revenue declines and --

Chemical maker DuPont is providing the resin base, and Nike's engineers say that despite the fact that the raw material costs more than rubber, it's easier and faster to use, cutting down on labor.

[Mortgage servicers»] under - investment in servicing has led to a huge inventory of foreclosed properties and mounting litigation that is likely to cost them far more than any savings they achieved by cutting corners.

A merger with Mylan would create a generics powerhouse with more than $ 27 billion in revenue and would give the company the heft it needs to cut costs and battle rising competition.

One reason is that small companies are leaner than large companies, so huge cost curtailment risks cutting beyond fat and into muscle.

Musk's premise is that economies of scale, technological advances, and efficiencies at the new plant will cut battery costs by more than 30 %, providing a chunk of the savings needed to sell a Tesla for $ 35,000.

Williamson said the PMIs pointed to fourth - quarter GDP growth of 0.1 percent, weaker than the 0.2 percent predicted in a Reuters poll last week, but that very weak expansion is coming at a cost: firms cut prices for the 33rd month.

Even as companies navigate offering deals and discounts while still keeping an eye on the bottom line, those on the road have a bigger concern than cost - cutting and profits.

They've been able to cut costs by some 20 %, saving the company more than $ 85,000 in the first year alone.

DuPont (DD) reported a better - than - expected profit as cost cuts propped up margins in some businesses but the chemical manufacturer said a stronger dollar would eat into its full - year operating profit.

But because it was a smaller loss than a year earlier, showing the shrinking retailer is at least cutting costs efficiently as its core business dwindles, shares went up 5 % though they remain down 70 % from their 52 - week highs.

On Thursday, it announced it was closing its offices in the Halifax area, eliminating more than 300 jobs as part of an effort to cut costs.

HALIFAX — Embattled tech giant BlackBerry announced the closure Thursday of its offices in the Halifax area, eliminating more than 300 high - paying jobs as part of a global push to cut costs.

Canada's central bank will cut borrowing costs if necessary, but the case to do so will have to be stronger than it is today.

That is, they anticipated that they would ultimately get tax cuts costing far more than $ 1.35 trillion, while masking the true dimensions of the tax cut's drain on the Treasury.

More than two thirds of the cost of this year's AMT patch is due to actions taken by Congress and the Administration in designing the 2001 (and 2003) tax cuts (see Figure 1).

As noted above, more than two thirds of the cost of the 2007 AMT patch simply reflects the deferred cost of the 2001 (and 2003) tax cuts.

[1] But, with the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts in place, an estimated 23 million taxpayers will owe AMT in 2007, and reducing that figure to 2 - 3 million will cost $ 51 billion — more than three times as much.

Examples of such projects providing marginal benefits are: improving financial reporting systems through better information technology, minor tweaks to supply chain logistics, cutting back on marketing or increasing low - cost advertising (like social media), «rationalization» of head count, holding average wages as low as possible, squeezing suppliers a little bit, not repatriating earnings to stave off taxation, refinancing rather than retiring debts, and the share buyback that is insensitive to a company's current stock price.

For example, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and other factors.

If Congress had not enacted the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, 10 million taxpayers would owe the AMT in 2007, according to estimates by the Urban Institute - Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center; reducing the number of affected taxpayers to several million, as the House - passed AMT «patch» bill would do, would have cost less than $ 15 billion.

And at the end of last year, the paper cut more than 100 newsroom employees through buyouts and firings to save costs.

HOUSTON ConocoPhillips, the world's largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company, posted a bigger - than - expected first - quarter profit on Thursday, helped by rising crude prices and cost cuts.

In July of that year, the bank announced an initiative to trim more than $ 1 billion in costs including compensation, a plan that entailed cutting 1,000 jobs.

The adjusted tally beat consensus expectations of $ 0.74 a share, as sharper cost cutting and lower taxes more than offset weaker - than - anticipated sales.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp., which reported first - quarter results this week, countered their own revenue declines with cost cuts that went deeper than analysts expected.

According to Samsung's informational, technology and logistical arm, Samsung SDS Co., the blockchain - based system may cut shipping costs by more than 20 %.

Credit unions, while they do have physical locations, often have fewer locations than a big bank, cutting back on those costs.

Voters back debt reduction over tax cuts: More voters overall believe the government should pay down debt rather than cut income tax — except those who face higher cost of living pressures.

While it's true the airline industry is financially healthier than it has been in years — thanks to cost - cutting and its new pay - as - you - go approach (United Airlines is even offering passengers who don't qualify for elite status the opportunity to pay $ 500 a year for seat upgrades and another $ 350 a year to avoid baggage fees)-- the changes have made flying a truly trying experience that is only likely to get worse.

Share buybacks and cost - cutting have helped propel bottom - line growth in recent years, but this quarter sales growth is tracking at the strongest level in more than five years.