Sentences with phrase «way as shareholders»

The employees don't actually own the company so they don't benefit in the same way as shareholders.

Not exact matches

At Lunar, R&D relates to internally generated ideas, ones that will be developed and taken to market in the same way DenOptix was, with Lunar in this case being the major shareholder, just as Cantu is with DenOptix.

«The moment it becomes economic — like it did in the case of Magna — where that large shareholder was using it as a way to facilitate greater payments and economic value to themselves, that's when I think it's disgustingly wrong,» Seif says.

Pressure Dynamics commenced operations in April 1979 and as larger projects came its way, has built the platform for what is today a 60 - strong team with 36 private shareholders.

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He structured his new firm in a completely novel way — as a «mutual mutual fund,» or an investment company that would be owned by its member funds and operated wholly in the interest of its shareholders.

As Buffett himself told shareholders in May at Berkshire's annual meeting, «There's no way I can come back here three years from now and tell you that we hold $ 150 billion or so in cash.»

The decision comes as activist fund Elliott, which has built a potential holding of 5.7 percent in the former phone monopoly, has challenged the way TIM's biggest shareholder, France's Vivendi, manages the group.

The Barangaroo project has been a drawn - out planning and approval process for Crown, which has contributed to a delay of about 18 months to the development Mr Packer has called his biggest priority and one he hopes will improve the performance of its Australian business as part of a unique three - way split of Crown designed to drive stronger shareholder returns.

Once that happens, those controlling shareholders will be regulated in the same way as we currently regulate controlling shareholders.

David Einhorn of Greenlight has been lobbying Apple for the last year to issue such stock as a way to reward shareholders and make better use of the growing amount of cash on its balance sheet.

In other words, they're looking for a firm that will disrupt an existing market and greatly reward shareholders along the way as stock prices soar.

«It is not as if Citi's shareholders are in any way worse off as a result of the change in terms of cash earnings.

Groups including Dutch telecommunications group Altice, US conglomerates Honeywell and General Electric, UK oil major BP and French luxury group Kering are considering setting up independent companies for some of their activities as a way to generate value for shareholders.

Greenlight's David Einhorn has been lobbying Apple for the last year to issue a special class of stock to reward shareholders and as a way to distribute the enormous pile of cash Apple has on its balance sheet.

However, I think the awareness - raising effort is primarily directed at the public, and in particular those who can, by way of investment choices (whether as a shareholder or a tourist), put economic pressure on those decision - makers.

There are many other tactics shareowners use as levers including, investor statements endorsed by a broad group of institutional investors; direct outreach to other shareholders; proxy voting services; and other investment advisors to gain support for specific shareholder proposals; and, outreach to consumers and the press as a way to draw public attention to an issue or a company.

We are impressed with management's track record as excellent operators and we like the way the company spends shareholder capital.

[1] By monetizing IP better than anyone else, Disney has a unique ability to grow through acquisitions in a way that creates real value for shareholders, as evidenced by its rising ROIC.

One way to identify these speculative darlings is to examine the extent to which investors focus on a growth story and blissfully ignore how a company treats them as shareholders.

The new shareholder proposal, which has been put forth by the B.C. Government and Service Employees» Union general fund, is being presented as a way to improve corporate governance and increase shareholder value.

In this paper, we consider why information on board skills is important to investors and how best practice is evolving across different jurisdictions (North America, Europe, and Australia), outline ways in which companies can address board skills disclosure as well as Glass Lewis» approach, and recommend ways in which shareholders can usefully utilise this information.

As easyJet PLC became one of the biggest UK companies by market value, Stelios successfully campaigned to set a dividend policy that now distributes half of annual profits by way of dividends to all shareholders.

This has proven to be an effective way for companies to reach institutional shareholders directly, empowering clients with more information while providing an opportunity to pose questions directly to company executives and directors as well as shareholder proponent and dissident nominees in contested elections.

The shareholders perpetuate the myth of Buffett as a small - town investor who does things the «right way.»

As a reminder, Page had said to some shareholders that he saw Berkshire Hathaway as a model for Google to emulate, and in that piece I wrote about all the ways Google isn't like Berkshire Hathaway, and why that model would be wrong for Google, and yet here we are facing the prospect of a conglomerate called Alphabet owning Google and a variety of other unconnected businesseAs a reminder, Page had said to some shareholders that he saw Berkshire Hathaway as a model for Google to emulate, and in that piece I wrote about all the ways Google isn't like Berkshire Hathaway, and why that model would be wrong for Google, and yet here we are facing the prospect of a conglomerate called Alphabet owning Google and a variety of other unconnected businesseas a model for Google to emulate, and in that piece I wrote about all the ways Google isn't like Berkshire Hathaway, and why that model would be wrong for Google, and yet here we are facing the prospect of a conglomerate called Alphabet owning Google and a variety of other unconnected businesses.

Like some shareholders of the American International Group, the Fannie and Freddie shareholders have stooped to lawsuits as a way of trying to garner millions from the same government that rescued the entities.

Updated Canadian dairy giant Saputo has lifted its bid for Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory for a third time, offering shareholders $ 504 million and dropping key conditions as it tries to break apart a dramatic three way battle for the nation's fourth largest dairy processor.

He has already made money from the club and will continue to do so as long as he is the majority shareholder and will not plough his own money into the club, so yes it is Kroenke's fault all the way.

1) Ten years without a significant trophy yet the Manager is never questioned 2) Selling off key «World beater» Players season after season and replacing them with mediocre at best replacements 3) Keeping a 33 % shareholder who is one of the world's richest men AND a true football fan as far away from the board as possible 4) Charging possibly the highest prices in Europe but NOT reinvesting within the team in any really significant way 5) Classing 4th place in the EPL as a trophy 6) Boasting of a # 100 million war chest for transfers then quibbling over a few hundred thousand on deals.

We are told by the majority shareholder Stan Kroenke that he is fully intent on bringing as much trophy success as possible to the Gunners, but a lot of Arsenal fans will think that he has a pretty funny way of showing it.

Maybe there are some Arsenal fans out there who think that the owner of our beloved club, or should I say major shareholder as that is the official way to describe the American billionaire Stan Kroenke, is doing a bang up job in the way he runs Arsenal Football Club.

It hurts me as a true loving fun of Arsenal far away back here in Ghana.The pending current setbacks of our darling club is disheartening in the sense that, Mr Kroenke as the major shareholder should compare Arsenal to other big clubs in europe on how they achieve their goals by investing in players and other managerial aspects.He should change his way of thinking about making profit out of the club rather, spending should be his priority.You can never have a competitive squad without improving on the players you have by adding new players who are enough to compete rather than selling the few talents that you already have, this will never help.

One way to do that would be to tax dividends received by shareholders (the beneficial owners of a corporation) as income and to tax liquidation or redemption of stock proceeds as de facto sales of the stock equivalent to a third party sale of stock by the shareholder.

We will be stronger in the long term, we will be better served — as shareholders and in all other ways — by a company that does good things for the world, even if we forego some short - term gains.

Ryan Coogler appears to have guided the lumbering Marvel movie machine in a way that will please critics, fans, and Disney shareholders, but there will likely be some who see the Public Enemy poster on the wall and view it as an empty gesture.

Larger, established companies tend to issue regular dividends as they seek to maximize shareholder wealth in ways aside from supernormal growth.

Under the conditions of high concentration of ownership and weak legal protection for small - and medium - sized shareholders in China, the distribution of dividends can be used as a way to limit large shareholders» ability to expropriate minority shareholders» rights or improper government intervention in the listed companies.

As forensic accountant John Del Vecchio, co-manager of the AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF (HDGE), says, «Dividends are a distribution of profits; a way for a company to reward its patient shareholders.

Aleph Investments generally will vote against proposals to move the company to another state less favorable to shareholders interests, or to restructure classes of stock in such a way as to benefit one class of shareholders at the expense of another, such as dual classes (A and B shares) of stock.

Sure, there are other ways to generate cash flow to shareholders (such as return of capital) but dividend stocks provide predictable, consistent cash flows to patient investors.

«'' One variation I heard is that Paulson's buddies will form new companies and have G - Sax leverage loans and convert debt into equity that way as a way to keep up shareholder equity — then they will sell at the artificially high price back to others like them in a mini — bubble.

I believe a strategy of living far below one's means and investing that excess capital in wonderful businesses that have a history of sharing increasing profits with shareholders in the form of increasing dividends is a great way to replace one's traditional job income with a more passive source of income, thereby allowing the freedom necessary to pursue life as one sees fit.

In recent decades, share buybacks have overtaken dividends as a preferred way to return cash to shareholders as there is more preferential tax treatment.

Lekkerkerker thinks there is the «hero» way to play the attractive growth prospects of market segments such as new specialty drugs for treating Hepatitis C or cancer, but points out that way creates a lot of risk to shareholders.

In contrast, stock companies are owned by the shareholders and are operated in a way as to maximize shareholder value.

And one way to think about it is this: As long as you are paying a fair price for Markel — one that is equal or below intrinsic value — and Markel can grow intrinsic value at 12 - 14 % per year, then you should expect 12 - 14 % shareholder returns over a long period of timAs long as you are paying a fair price for Markel — one that is equal or below intrinsic value — and Markel can grow intrinsic value at 12 - 14 % per year, then you should expect 12 - 14 % shareholder returns over a long period of timas you are paying a fair price for Markel — one that is equal or below intrinsic value — and Markel can grow intrinsic value at 12 - 14 % per year, then you should expect 12 - 14 % shareholder returns over a long period of time.

Payments flow the other way as well when shareholders purchase Transamerica Funds shares, paying for them via money transferred from their bank account.

In essence, the questions above from Pabrai's book are pretty much another way of saying the same thing as Warren Buffett did back in 1977 in his letter to shareholders:

You should report this as a Capital Loss, the same way all of the Enron shareholders did in their 2001 tax returns.