Sentences with phrase «years as companies»

Smartphones as a general class, not just the iPhone, have been drifting up in price over the past couple of years as companies try to differentiate with ever more premium features (which cost more to manufacture).

Design of these toys has advanced in the last few years as companies respond to feedback from customers wanting to challenge and mentally stimulate their pet.

Dividends of mortgage REITs have declined substantially over the last two years as companies adjusted their dividend payouts in light of higher interest rate volatility and lower earnings forecasts.

Manga e-reading apps have really grown up in the last few years as companies are starting to employ more features in order to standout in a crowded landscape.

We've seen huge disruptions from startups in the Real Estate Tech space in recent years as companies rush to take advantage of the somewhat lagging IT penetration in this sector.

It has been suspended for several years as the companies involved try to sort out a way to make it economical.

After all, Schroeder also had a milestone anniversary in 2011, which marked his 20th year as a company executive, third as CEO.

It's likely investors will experience volatility this year as companies continue to work out their issues, but expect more ups than downs.

According to GrubHub's S - 1 filing — the form a company must submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to going public — profits have declined over the past three years as the company has expanded.

The effort comes at a time services like Stitch Fix, whose sales have hit almost $ 1 billion this year as the company gears up to be listed on the stock exchange, are growing fast.

Nintendo shares have seen big gains this year as the company has more broadly expanded into the mobile market, with titles like «Pokemon Go» and the upcoming «Super Mario Run.»

Most Netflix employees also receive stock options, which have been producing huge windfalls in the past few years as the company's shares have soared.

Dell is going private after 25 years as a company whose shares traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Revenues dipped to $ 23.3 - million last year as the company trimmed marketing and sales expenses.

Prior to joining IIFL, he has worked with Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd [AMC of Reliance Mutual Fund] as the Company Secretary for around 3 years and Centrum Capital Limited for around 6 years as the Company Secretary of the Company.

While the rate of margin erosion could improve from negative 250 basis points in the past two years as the company slows down its investments and initiatives.

They see a return of around 20 % per year as the company has 50 % market share in its category and is the low cost provider.

Moving Beyond The Mouse According to a Bloomberg report, Logitech's stock has quadrupled over the past four years as the company maintained its reputation of providing...

Five9's stock has gained more than 90 percent over the past year as the company benefited from solid execution and market share gains within the cloud contact center software segment, Bracelin said.

I am a retired Navy E-8 with 21 years service, and I did 3 years as a Company Commander (Drill Sergeant), and prayer itself was NEVER apart of any ceremony that I can recall.

The 10,000 - square - foot brewery was custom - renovated to Magnolia's brewing needs and has a capacity of 5,000 barrels a year with room to expand to 12,000 barrels a year as the company continues to grow.

D.K.B. is one of four core brands that Flowers has said will be the focus of attention in coming years as the company seeks to accelerate growth.

Mariani has held a contract with Kellogg's for the past 24 years as the company's exclusive raisin supplier.

Whilst the total soft drinks market has grown by 5.1 % in value terms, sales in Nichols» UK soft drinks business grew by 19.3 % in the first half year as the company's carbonated and stills sales significantly outperformed the market in each category.

Dangote Group, controlled by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest $ 3.8 billion in sugar and rice and $ 800 million in dairy production in the next three years as the company seeks to expand and deal with a shortage of dollars in its home market of Nigeria.

From NASA: «NASA's Commercial Crew astronauts Doug Hurney, Eric Boe, Bob Behnken, and Suni Williams are working closely with Boeing and SpaceX this year as each company works toward flight tests.»

Blue Origin's CEO says he expects the company's BE-4 engine to complete qualification testing by the end of the year as the company ramps up work on its New Glenn orbital rocket.

By comparison, SpaceX's total expenditures over eight - and - a-half years as a company since it was founded are less than $ 800 million.

Iovation is in its 3rd year as a company; but the device reputation database was established five years ago (going back to our previous company), and has been growing from there.

Operated at board level for 20 years including 10 years as Company Secretary to Grosvenor.

These special editions signal Aston Martin's aim to expand its reach in China, with 11 new dealerships opening this year as the company aims to make the Chinese market its third biggest.

Jaguar is also heading in a similar direction, with plans to take on Tesla with an all - electric XJ next year as the company's new flagship sedan.

Honda expects the Clarity series will contribute to an anticipated five-fold increase in Honda's US sales of electrified vehicles over the next four years as the company works toward its target that two - thirds of its global automobile sales will come from electrified vehicles by 2030.

The Mercedes - Benz GLA was launched for the 2014 model year as the company's smallest crossover to date.

NOOK EBITDA losses of $ 11.2 million declined $ 17.9 million versus the prior year as the company continues to focus on cost rationalization efforts.

Interestingly, the company has been able to growth its earnings at an average annual rate of 30.2 % a year over the last five years as the company has focused on deep cost - cutting measures.

As the bulk of my investment portfolio consists of Swiss stocks (such as Nestlé, Novartis, Roche, Swiss Re, Zurich Insurance, ABB, UBS etc.), my dividend income is heavily concentrated on the second quarter of each year as these companies usually pay their dividends in April, May or June.

In fact, Duke Energy expects its business mix from natural gas to expand from 8 % today to 15 % in 10 years as the company continues expanding its infrastructure.

While successful Oculus Story Studios closed last year as the company looked to reevaluate its efforts.

Arctic emissions of soot, methane and CO2 are set to increase this year as companies begin drilling for oil and gas.

He spent 15 of those years as the company's global corporate manager of Product Stewardship.

Kirkpatrick says there is further potential that Coca - Cola, which currently has three lawyers as well as a secondment student on loan from a law firm, may add to its legal department this year as the company does some restructuring that could see the single legal department split into two.

The resignations come ahead of what are expected to be massive layoffs this year as the company prepares to launch BlackBerry smartphones run by an operating system completely different from that used in its legacy phones.

Davidson is due to join the brewing giant in August this year as company secretary and general counsel, replacing Andrew Tonkinson, who is retiring.

He was very satisfied with the policy for about a couple of years as the company readily honored his claim for the expenses he incurred when he had a sudden heart surgery.

Some industry watchers are optimistic that Samsung will finally introduce an in - display fingerprint sensor on its smartphones this year as the company seeks to offer new features in order to further differentiate its handsets from the competition.

HTC U11 was launched in the beginning of last year as the company's first phone under the U-series, followed by the U11 + and U11 Life towards the end of the year.

Both the devices were debut at the IFA last year as the company's next - generation wearable devices.

You can't, hypothetically, groom an AI for years as your company's lawyer and then spend millions of lobbying dollars getting them into a position to eventually dismantle consumer protections as the head of the FCC, for example.

Fans of Apple have sat back patiently over the last couple of years as the company has regularly introduced new iPad, iPhone, Mac, and even a Siri - powered speaker device at its most recent keynote prior to this one.