Sentences with phrase «value for companies by»

Finance and accounting managers help to drive value for companies by focusing on the big picture while managing small details.

Not exact matches

Cramer thought he could avoid getting hurt by taking on a high - growth deep - value strategy, by only buying the highest quality companies for his charitable trust.

Nonetheless, expect to see less place for every day items at CVS stores eventually and more room for the higher value health care services, a move telegraphed by the company in 2014, when it changed its name from CVS Caremark to CVS Health.

If someone is producing work for your company, he or she shouldn't be a stranger to you or your business but rather feel inspired by your mission and values and feel as much a member of your team as your 9 - to - 5 employees.

Seattle - based PopCap, meanwhile, was acquired by giant Electronic Arts in 2011 for $ 750 million, and Finland's Supercell, which currently rules the mobile roost with its hit Clash of Clans, last month netted a cool $ 1.5 billion after Japanese telecom provider Softbank purchased a 51 % stake, which values the company at $ 3 billion — or bigger than Zynga.

So if the value of the dollar rose, Mexican companies could raise their prices in pesos to pay for the tariff, and those higher prices wouldn't be felt by American consumers because higher value dollars would compensate for the difference.

But I do worry about the message her pledge to take almost no time off sends about the value of maternity leave, and how it undermines recent efforts by US companies to offer and normalize the idea of longer parental leaves, for both moms and dads.

While the company has routinely disavowed being a media entity for a variety of reasons (including the fact that media companies are not valued as highly by investors as technology companies), Facebook clearly plays a huge role in how people get news and information about the world.

Nokia paid almost $ 200 million for the company in 2016, but wrote down the value by $ 164 million last year.

For example, if you're owed money by a large, well - known company, the asset will have a much stronger value than if you are owed money by the local bakery down the street.

Companies are placing more value on training and retaining staff by establishing a professional development budget, offering time off for education, or setting up in - house training on new tools and concepts.

In terms of being a headphone company's OEM for Shieldz, our goal is to show them the profit that can be made by offering this value add to customers.

That increases the shares outstanding and dilutes the stake of existing shareholders, since shares issued by the company through the exercise of options are not sold in exchange for cash at fair market value but are exercised at a discount.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

But if enough people feel SpaceX is threatening what they value (such as the environment — here or there), or disadvantaging them in some way (for example, by allowing rich people to move to another planet and abandoning the rest of us here), they'll make life difficult for the company.

The transactions are structured so as to spare institutional backers of the ride - hailing firm the pain of marking down the value of their investments, while at the same time offering staff an exit well below what they may have been hoping for before the company was hit by a string of governance scandals.

While Musk is clearly smart enough to have considered all this already (or at least to pay someone else to consider it), Maynard ends with a word of caution for the SpaceX team: «If enough people feel SpaceX is threatening what they value (such as the environment — here or there), or disadvantaging them in some way (for example, by allowing rich people to move to another planet and abandoning the rest of us here), they'll make life difficult for the company.»

The world's largest oil company by market value had cut even cut its capital budget for the quarter by 38 %, but it wasn't enough.

The majority of companies don't know which of their products and services are most valued by the people who pay for them — here's how to get it right.

Martin Moen, the director general at Global Affairs Canada who oversees North American trade policy, told a conference in Ottawa earlier this month that it would be «very difficult to see a path forward» for NAFTA if the U.S. continued to insist on changes that would constrain cross-border commerce, such as a the suggestion that the value of U.S. government contracts won by Canadian and Mexican firms should match the value of contracts American companies secure in Canada and Mexico.

Biopharmaceutical company Parexel confirmed Tuesday morning it will be acquired by Pamplona Capital for $ 88.10 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $ 5 billion.

«We were both motivated by the impact we believed video was having in industry — it was a key component of the way the companies we'd worked for communicated their value proposition,» explains Litt.

By paying good wages, investing in future products, and generating reasonable (not «maximized») profits, American companies in the 1950s and 1960s created value for all of their constituencies, not just one.

This means that by the time you get Millennial employees trained and actively providing value for your team and company, they're on to the next one.

Much has been written about the connection between corporate culture and branding, and it should be thunderingly obvious by now that hiring people who don't share a company's values is, in the long run, a recipe for disaster.

LONDON / FRANKFURT / MILAN, May 2 (Reuters)- U.S. hedge fund Elliott is stepping up its activities in Europe, a Reuters review of data shows, as it sees more opportunities to unlock value for shareholders by pushing through management changes, company break - ups and merger deals.

LONDON / FRANKFURT / MILAN, May 2 - U.S. hedge fund Elliott is stepping up its activities in Europe, a Reuters review of data shows, as it sees more opportunities to unlock value for shareholders by pushing through management changes, company break - ups and merger deals.

Or, if you're looking for more suggestions on how to keep your small - town, small - company values as your business grows, check out this post rounding up ideas from the book Small Town Rules by Barry Moltz and Becky McCray.

The company, which started as a free music - and - culture magazine in Montreal in 1994, is now a behemoth: According to remarks made by CEO Shane Smith at the so - called «NewFronts» for advertisers, Vice will have revenues of $ 1 billion this year, and a recent financing round valued the company at $ 2.5 billion.

Moreover, the possibility that the Company might sell Wynn Boston Harbor for less than its full long - term value in an attempt to «mitigate risk» by limiting the investigation is of even greater concern.

The company's overstated political influence was noted by the New York Times political reporter Ken Vogel, who tweeted on Monday that the company's «BIGGEST SECRET» was that it was «an overpriced service that delivered little value to the TRUMP campaign, & the other campaigns & PACs that retained it» and that most people hired it because it was seen as a «prerequisite» for receiving cash from the Mercer family.

Although they're especially useful for business owners contemplating the sale of their companies, valuations are seldom commissioned by sellers at all — since most are convinced that nobody knows their companies» value better than they do.

Environmental, social and governance investing, or ESG, looks at the performance of a company based on the six principles laid out by the United Nations» Principles for Responsible Investment, allowing investors to align values with investments.

Sanders could make her investment dollars stretch a lot further if, for instance, she took the amount she has invested in a VALIC annuity — valued at roughly between $ 75,000 and $ 427,000 — and rolled it over into an IRA managed by a low - fee company like Vanguard, says Murrieta, Calif., financial planner Scott Dauenhauer.

Create a compelling employer brand by designing a company career website for job seekers outlining the organization's values, culture, accomplishments and benefits.

Gannett, the biggest U.S. newspaper publisher by circulation, made an unsolicited $ 12.25 per share takeover offer for Tronc — formerly Tribune Publishing — in April, valuing the company at about $ 815 million.

By keying in a range of values for comparison, the user can determine the best inventory strategies or financing policies to increase a company's cash flow.

Echelon is now focusing its growth on «smart» commercial & municipal LED lighting (although its fab-less chip business has apparently now stabilized after a long decline), and if the lighting business accelerates (and it could, due to recent sales force hires and new products), I think there's a chance it can hit a break - even annualized revenue run - rate of $ 40 million by Q4 - 2019 (pushed back from my earlier hoped - for timeline) at which point — assuming $ 14 million of remaining net cash (vs. an estimated $ 18 million at the end of Q2 2018) and 4.7 million shares outstanding (vs 4.52 million today), an enterprise value of 1x revenue on this 53 % gross margin company would put the stock in the mid - $ 11s per share.

All other compensation generally consists of Google's 401 (k) company match of up to $ 8,750, life insurance premiums paid by Google for the benefit of the named executive officer, personal use of company aircraft, and the market value of a holiday gift given to each employee, net of tax withholding, unless otherwise noted.

The company focuses on cancer drug research and has a platform for so - called «real - world» data, which can be used to assess the economic value of medicines and is sought after by drug makers looking to justify their prices to health insurers.

By investing in companies known for management integrity, the marketplace has rightly put value in ethical behaviour.

If pre-product, pre-revenue companies (i.e. loss making, just idea stage) can be valued for $ 10 — $ 20 million, why can't Financial Samurai, which is highly profitable, has six years of existence, can pay a nice dividend if it wants to, has way less risk than all these new startups, and can grow revenue by triple digits every year with promotion, be worth a similar range?

Changing the landscape Everything about Benevity, from our suite of technology products to our passionate client service, is driven by our shared value mission to make Goodness matter more for companies, charities and communities.

Client engagements are managed exclusively by experienced senior investment bankers, allowing business owners to capture maximum value for their companies and to exceed shareholder objectives.

HONG KONG Ant Financial's rapid climb to become the world's biggest super unicorn valued by some investors at around $ 150 billion showcases investor enthusiasm for the biggest Chinese tech companies and also how quickly valuations can shift.

This value can be calculated by dividing a company's LTM after - tax profit (NOPAT) by its weighted average cost of capital (WACC), and then adjusting for non-operating assets and liabilities.

For all the reasons listed above, the correlation between these two factors is actually very weak, as demonstrated by Tim Koller, Jack Murrin, and Thomas E. Copeland in Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies (p. 80).

Pursuant to the policy, as revised in February 2009, at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director has served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the lesser of (i) the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant or (ii) such number of RSUs as the Board may determine based on additional criteria such as business conditions and / or company performance, outside director compensation practices at peer companies and advice from outside compensation consultants.

By inefficiently utilizing valuable capital to buy back stock at inflated prices, the company destroyed value for long - term shareholders.

In the past, companies have viewed instances of strong equity markets as an opportunity to take advantage of their highly valued stock to make acquisitions or as an opportune time to fetch a good premium for shareholders by being acquired.