Sentences with phrase «year met expectations»

Houston Elementary fits the profile of a struggling school: Just 12 percent of students in third, fourth and fifth grade last year met expectations on the districtwide standardized math test, and 6 percent met expectations in English language arts.

Not exact matches

One new service, CrowdHut, launched last year to provide entrepreneurs with guidance on everything from manufacturing to marketing to ensure expectations are met.

NEW YORK, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

Unilever reported first - quarter sales figures that met expectations, helped mainly by increases in the volume of products sold, and maintained its full - year outlook.

Dunn and other sources close to the company said that financially Bonobos was doing better than it ever had, meeting or exceeding expectations for this year.

With the Apple Car project has underway for two years, it would somehow take the tech colossus seven years to create and market an automobile to meet what had once appeared to be Cook's expectations.

Construction contractor Brierty has announced a full - year profit of $ 9.9 million, a 3 per cent fall from $ 10.2 million last year, after meeting revenue expectations of $ 251.1 million.

And iCloud, the company's service to back up photos, video, documents and user settings over the Internet, has laboured for years to meet Apple's «It Just Works» standard without ever living up to expectations (internal frustration with the situation boiled over last fall when Apple insiders talked — anonymously — to reporter Jessica E. Lessin at tech news site The Information about the business unit's disarray).

«This year, the entire company will be on one platform,» McDermott told Reuters after SAP announced 2017 results that met its twice - raised guidance but came in just shy of analyst expectations.

Two years of tomorrowcasting, however, can offer insight into advanced yet attainable goals so you can more successfully meet and exceed your customers» expectations.

She recommended the advice a fellow businesswoman gave her years ago: Walk into the meeting with expectations like those of a man.

«We think this deal more than meets investors» expectations for fiscal year 2018 but the details will matter as appropriators get to conferencing respective House - Senate positions on major programs.»

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.

Novartis (NVS) shares have lost more than a fifth of their value this year, in part due to concerns about its lagging eyecare business Alcon as well as Entresto's prospects for meeting ambitious expectations.

That formal process has been replaced with «check - ins,» in which managers and employees meet intermittently throughout the year for unstructured chats about achievements, expectations, goals and concerns.

P&G said the results met its expectations and put it on track to deliver targets for the fiscal year.

As the fourth - quarter 2011 earnings season begins, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) met analysts» expectations by reporting profits that were down for the quarter but up for the year.

Its gross domestic product (GDP) for the second quarter rose 6.9 percent over the same period last year, beating expectations and putting the country on track to meet the International Monetary Fund's 2017 growth forecast of 6.5 percent.

«It's tough to look at a full year of losses on Amazon (+56 %), athenahealth (+26 %), Netflix (+55 %) and Tesla (+46 %) when we believe all those stocks appeared priced with little margin for error entering the year, and none executed well or met fundamental expectations in 2017,» he wrote.

Since early on, the Model X has failed to meet sales expectations, with the company revealing in January that it was only able to deliver 200 Model X units in the fourth quarter of last year.

For the 13th year, J.D. Power has ranked how well the nation's retail banks are meeting customer expectations.

Even before Mao Zedong took over the reins in 1949, and the first Five Year Plan began in 1953, centuries of history demonstrated that long - term planning, while not always meeting expectations, is a core behavioral trait of the Chinese psyche.

For the past year, Olive Garden has been working on strengthening their value leadership competitive advantage by improving affordability for their more economically challenged guests and on updating and evolving key elements of the guest experience to meet the increasing quality expectations of all of guests, especially more economically stable guests.

Commerzbank analysts believe «yields will dive again later this year when it becomes clear the current ECB measures are not meeting expectations.»

In addition, auction clearance rates remain well down on a year ago, suggesting that vendors» price expectations are not being met.

«In absence of any identifiable relief we see the next key juncture being their full year 2015 result where we see risk to full year 2016 guidance meeting consensus expectations,» he says.

The drawback here is obvious: If a company spends a large portion of time ensuring that they are meeting expectations every three months, they have no opportunity to plan and execute on a strategy that looks out say five or even ten years.

Pearson plc (LON: PSON) has said it is on course to meet its expectations for the year as it reported a 1 % rise in underlying revenue for its first quarter.

Oliver will do c 400 - 500 company meetings a year with a view to understand every aspect of the business and is looking to identify a different expectation to that of the market.

At its annual investor meeting last month, Wal - Mart reiterated its guidance for the current fiscal year, but walked down expectations for the following year, saying it would invest more in digital and technology.

NEW YORK The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

In a recent interview with Karen Webster, Greenfield explained how Candid leverages a direct eCommerce business model as well as other technologies, many of which were not available even three years ago, to provide an expensive service at an inexpensive rate and in a modern, convenient fashion that meets the expectations and needs of today's consumers.

The latest US economic data appear to support the Fed's strategy and match the market's expectations: no rate rises after the FOMC's May meeting, but three or four hikes by the end of the year.

The data software and services company met quarterly profit expectations but cut its full - year revenue and profit outlook.

Investors bid the price of hot stocks so high because of growth expectations years into the future or a mystique around the founder and invariably get caught in the crash when the company fails to meet expectations.

This last year I saw many reasonable expectations meet with wild disappointment.

For 2,000 years, men and women have tried to discern a call and find their way in the ministry, only to find a world of expectations that can not be met.

They worry that they won't be able to sustain a middle - class lifestyle or meet middle - class expectations for their children's education or their own retirement years.

Every year my FAMILY AND FRIENDS come expecting a great meal and meeting their expectations is always my goal.

According to the industry, most dairy manufacturers standardise the fat and protein levels of the milk collected to meet consumers» expectations of a product with consistent composition and taste all year round.

Over the last 60 years, New Yorkers and smoked fish enthusiasts across the nation have come to expect only the best from us, and we will continue to meet and exceed their expectations.»

Dairy Crest is confident that it will meet its full year expectations, despite a tough start to the year that saw a 7 % sales revenue decrease compared with H1 2011.

It is reviewed every three years to ensure it meets industry expectations and changes with new practices and research.

The Standard is reviewed every three years to ensure it meets industry expectations and changes with new practices and research.

Five years ago, even dedicated natural stores struggled to find products that would meet the expectations of customers or provide satisfactory education.

19 Apr 2018 — Anglo - Dutch consumer goods giant, Unilever, has reported its Q1 sales figures that met expectations, boosted mainly by increases in the volume of products sold, and maintained its financial full - year outlook.

Expectations have been met entirely Axel Jany, Weyermann ® International Customer Consultant, also had nothing but praise for the event: «We have been attending drink technology India for several years now and have always achieved great results in Mumbai.

Unfortunately the only people that can remove him is the ones that put him in charge of arsenal and the only way the board will move against wenger is when he does not meet their expectations, have you heard any one of the board members come out and say fourth is not acceptable, for several years he has guarantee the board money from the champions league, they also have several agreements or contract signed with major companies, all that points to money coming back to the board.

the board hires wenger, wenger reports to the board, the board sets the minimal expectations of performance, apparently he met those for 20 yrs, this year the results are different, out of top 4 has huge consequences in terms of money, retaining and attracting talent.

The 28 - year - old left the Saints in 2006 to join Arsenal, but he hasn't been able to meet the lofty expectations created by his early form during an inconsistent stint in north London.