Sentences with phrase «value of new business»

This will include embedded value, details on policies, value of new business and their maturity apart from financial information

The financials results presented to the exchanges reveal that ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company registered an increase of 82.2 % in VNB (Value of New Business).

Furthermore, analysing the value of the new business and their models is also a part of my work.

AIA Group Ltd., the second - largest Asia - Pacific insurer by market value, said its value of new business rose 26 percent in the first quarter, as...

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Turn a value - added service into a truly unique offering to inspire repeat business, suggests the author of a new client - service book, «Sprinkles.»

Baillie Gifford and Fidelity are among the investors in a new $ 143 million round that values the company at $ 1.7 billion, giving Carbon a strong vote of confidence from later stage investors who typically come in only after a business is going strong.

For these resasons, the biggest obstacles to true disruption in traditional industries are changing the mindset of the people in them and convincing business owners to accept the value of the new product or service.

The value of a gallery has a lot to do with the owner's knowledge and taste (or lack thereof), factors that don't necessarily transfer with the business — or come with the new owner, for that matter.

The New York - based business has grown to 130 employees (at the time of the application the company had fewer than 100 employees) and works with clients that include big name businesses like Lufthansa, Microsoft, Hearst and Comcast, all while its core values have remained the same.

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.

According to John Paton, a former Sun Media digital guru who recommended Godfrey to the Post «s new institutional owners, «Two - thirds of all newspaper costs are in infrastructure that adds zero value to the business.

The World Economic Forum is launching an ambitious new project to bring a value - based model to health care — and it has the backing of some of the world's biggest medical names, including the CEOs of Medtronic, Novartis, Kaiser Permanente, and thought leaders like Harvard Business School's Michael Porter.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Experts say the second - hand luxury watches business, mostly done via online platforms or specialised retailers, is growing rapidly as a new generation of customers that values variety more than permanent ownership enters the luxury world.

It is part of an overall turn - around program that began a year ago to correct regulatory compliance issues, reset our culture and values, increase operational efficiency, and introduce a new SaaS platform and business model.

With the new round of funding, Siminoff says, Ring is the best - funded and highest - valued «Shark Tank» business.

Ideas of truly successful entrepreneurs are often at first considered ridiculous by the majority of the public, Isenberg says in his new book Worthless, Impossible and Stupid: How Contrarian Entrepreneurs Create and Capture Extraordinary Value (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013).

«Amazon has algorithms and crawlers that go out and find the lowest prices and create this giant sucking sound, and they've taken it offline and effectively created a transfer in value from taxpayers to Amazon,» said Scott Galloway, professor of marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business told CNBC on Thursday.

The statement of claim also alleges that Ferro massively diluted the existing shareholders by issuing Soon - Shiong shares worth about 13 % of the company (Tribune says «The stock sales to Merrick Media and Nant Capital were approved by the Board of Directors and will provide valuable growth capital to allow the company to execute on its new value - creating business plan).

When you factor in the expense of trying to reach new customers and the high lifetime value of each individual customer, loyalty needs to be a top priority for every business.

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.

Then the corporation applies the value of its new public stock to acquiring yet more little businesses in what, conceptually at least, promises to be a never - ending expansion.

Pro-business values, an educated, skilled workforce, and easy access to several key U.S. markets, including New York, Atlanta, and Washington, are just a few of the benefits and resources that Virginia offers to businesses of all kinds.

After a valuation in 2016 of $ 192.55 million, according to data from PitchBook, Forbes estimates the new investment values Farmer Business Network at close to $ 400 million.

Learn how the designers of the Tsutaya T - SITE bookstores, Amazon's Seattle HQ and biospheres, and the new MUJI hotel have created unique experiences that drive business and increase brand value.

For example, as more data is brought under management, Enterprise Grade Hadoop is able to multiply the value of new and existing business intelligence applications and enterprise data warehouse deployments.

He has drafted strategic corporate business plans, raised capital for startup organizations, defined new services portfolios, developed associated infrastructure requirements, and handled the redesign and redirection of sales efforts away from «commodity» sales towards value - based service sales.

That is unlikely to soothe the unrest at Yahoo, however, since activist investors like the Starboard Value hedge fund are pushing for new management, a new board and a new strategy, including a possible sale of Yahoo's operating businesses.

What is new is that platform dynamics are being applied to create value in all aspects of the business.»

As these trends show, the focus of IoT is moving from enhancing efficiency to creating new business value.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Frequently called upon to provide her expertise to the financial, national and international press, Ms. Bloxham has appeared on the many shows of CNBC including appearances with Maria Baroilomo and Larry Kudlow, on Fox Business and Bloomberg TV, on National and German Public Radio, MSNBC, Business Week, USA Today, Les Echos, American Banker, New York's Newsday, the San Francisco Chronicle, Charlotte Observer, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Miami Herald, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the New York Times, Board Alert, Compliance Week and the Wall Street Journal, among many others, discussing the subjects of corporate governance, compensation, performance and value.

The advent of FinTech has already caused commercial banks to rethink their products and services, and many providers are adopting new technologies like distributed ledgers and blockchains to streamline business and create new value.

Collaboration may look less productive by traditional measures — which may mean we have to discover new ways of proving the business value of collaborative environments.

«We believe that especially in times of economic fragility a lot of the innovation... comes from those same small business entrepreneurs, because they have the ideas of what that new value - added economy can look like,» he said.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

$ 4 million of new Adjusted EBITDA increases the value of the business by $ 72 million, making the $ 21 million acquisition very profitable

[5:45] Intangible assets that business owners must leverage [11:50] Analyzing, measuring and replacing underperforming aspects [14:00] First impressions and first statements [17:40] The lifetime value of a customer [20:00] Incentivizing employees [20:45] Ingenuity to find new points of leverage [22:00] Jay's experience turning «Icy Hot» around [26:30] The power of one small shift [27:50] Three ways to grow a business exponentially [33:40] What stops people from optimization [40:00] The value you bring to a customer [43:00] Measuring, quantifying and improving your processes [48:10] Why most businesses fail [50:00] Building pillars that will support your business [57:00] Providing comfort for your customer can bring in more revenue

It is our belief that large institutional investors, Wall Street analysts and the news media alike continue to misunderstand Apple and generally fail to value Apple's net cash separately from its business, fail to adjust earnings to reflect Apple's real cash tax rate, fail to recognize the growth prospects of Apple entering new categories, and fail to recognize that Apple will maintain pricing and margins, despite significant evidence to the contrary.

New York ranks third in the U.S. in the value of exports by small businesses, more than $ 79 billion.

The historical shortage of developable land and incredible demand has raised land values in all sectors and, sadly, made it very expensive to try to develop new businesses.

Bonus depreciation on purchases of new business assets returned and will remain at 50 percent of the value of assets placed into service.

«The sheer volume of new merchants has started to explode over the last month as more businesses begin to see the value in accepting bitcoin payments,» says Tony Gallippi, co-founder and CEO of BitPay.

I will first value the business as I see it after the sale of its worldwide operations and then comment on what I think about new Dole's prospects after the transaction closes.

The new contracts will come when oil is roughly half that price, a drop in value that could reduce pipeline operating revenue by millions of dollars a day and ruin the pipeline's business strategy.

Most of this impact, McKinsey says, would be felt in the payments segment, where cross-border business - to - business payments could see new value creation of $ 50 to $ 60 billion.

New Dole looks to be massively undervalued, will still hold very good high value assets, especially saleable land, has some future potential catalysts that could help unlock value, it should be able to compete better with Fresh Del Monte and Chiquita, and new Dole will now be freed up to make acquisitions and improvements to its business and operations after the transaction with Itochu closes as it will not be burdened by the massive amount of debt that it has carried for yeaNew Dole looks to be massively undervalued, will still hold very good high value assets, especially saleable land, has some future potential catalysts that could help unlock value, it should be able to compete better with Fresh Del Monte and Chiquita, and new Dole will now be freed up to make acquisitions and improvements to its business and operations after the transaction with Itochu closes as it will not be burdened by the massive amount of debt that it has carried for yeanew Dole will now be freed up to make acquisitions and improvements to its business and operations after the transaction with Itochu closes as it will not be burdened by the massive amount of debt that it has carried for years.

With the precautionary measures outlined in this piece, traders can find ways to free up their cash, create new forms of value, minimize transaction costs, and to boost their business processes.

While the value of diverse teams and women in leadership are relatively new topics in the business world, the field of gender lens investment is even newer.

Hosted by the New England regional member groups of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), the ACA & Angel Resource Institute (ARI) educational workshops are focused on the specific needs of angel groups in New England and purposed to help existing and prospective angel investors improve their investment knowledge and expertise — and add value to their role as business angels — as members of an angel group or as individual investors.