ConnocoPhillips Dividend Cut ConnocoPhillips released its fourth quarter 2015 results on 4th February. The company announced that its board of directors have taken a decision to reduce the company’s quarterly dividend to 25 cents per share‚ compared with the previous quarterly dividend of 74 cents per share. The dividend is payable on March 1‚ 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 16‚ 2016. This action frees up an incremental $ 2.4 billion in cash. The decision is just one
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Outside the boundaries of the UK‚ Barcrest (a Subsidiary of Scientific Games) may not be a household name. However‚ Barcrest had a rich history of providing arcade‚ fruit and bingo games and cabinets for use in pubs and betting parlors throughout the the UK. Through the years‚ the company had garnered a good reputation for reliability and innovation. The Company Barcrest was first introduced to the land-based gaming industry in 1968. They began by developing arcade games for amusement areas
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I decided to do an analysis of the BestBuy annual report. I picked BestBuy because I wanted to know how the company is doing financially. From this report‚ I found BestBuy financial report to be interesting. It showed how 2017 has provided to be a positive and exciting milestone for the company. According to a message by Chairman and CEO Hubert Joly‚ said the company has delivered strongly in 2017 three times in a role (Joy H‚ 2017). The annual reports show how the company’s Domestic comparable
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Higher profitability margins‚ consistent efficiency ratios and sound debt position make AT&T a good stock to invest in; however‚ liquidity needs to improve further AT&T has been doing very well from profitability perspective. The company’s EBITDA and net margins have increased to 37.96% in 2013 and 14.41% in 2013 from 21.78% and 3.30% respectively in 2011. Moreover‚ the company’s return on assets also increased to 6.68% in 2013 from 1.55% in 2011. Focus on growth prospects and accretive acquisitions
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January 5‚ 2012 Brand Vision: Our brand vision is to move into international markets. Fighting is a universal sport‚ everyone understands it‚ and the UFC focuses their strategy on how they can replicate their success in different cultures. The goal is to localize the UFC as much as possible. We recognize that the product must be tweaked a little bit for each delivery. We have offices all over the world to understand each individual market. Brand Definition: UFC is the undisputed champ of
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McDonald ’s Corporation has been identified as one of the world ’s largest chain of fast food restaurants. McDonald’s serves nearly 60 million customers daily through more than 32‚000 restaurants in 117 countries worldwide and employs 1.7 million people globally. McDonald’s sells various fast food items‚ soft drinks‚ smoothies‚ lemonade‚ burgers‚ chicken‚ wraps‚ salads‚ fries‚ ice cream and breakfast items (bagels‚ yogurt‚ biscuit‚ mcmuffin and fruit). McDonald’s start their business in 1940 by
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1.0 Background of the Company McDonalds is one of the leading global fast food franchises in the world. McDonalds has more than 33‚000 restaurants worldwide in 119 countries. The company has 1.7 million employees (McDonalds US‚ 2011). McDonalds has more than 80% franchisee restaurants around the world. McDonalds’ C.E.O is Jim Skinner; he was elected to this post in November 2004 and has been with McDonalds for 39 years (Forbes‚ 2011). McDonalds’ has its head corporate offices at Illinois‚ Chicago
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Overview: Background and History * Founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998 * Started out as algorithm idea at Stanford University * Raised $1 million from angel investors * 1999- Idea into a Company * Moved headquarters to Mountain View California; dubbed “Googleplex” * 2000- Partnered with Yahoo and AOL * Responding to 100 million searches a day * Introduced AdWords‚ advertising program * Enabled Google to make money * 2001- Google
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Is Nike Worth the Buy? Thomas Senyard Issue It has been a week since Nike’s analyst meeting in which management unveiled a plan to revitalize the company. Kimi Ford wonders‚ is Nike a good buy for her mutual fund? Background Nike’s recent market share has been declining. The new strategy that management introduced plans to develop a better mid-priced shoe‚ to push their apparel line and to put more effort into expense control. Lehman Brothers say that Nike is a strong buy‚ but UBS
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At JMI we focus on tailoring our services to our clients’ needs‚ reducing risk‚ and maximizing cash flow over the entire course of our partnership. We use extensive research based marketing solutions and our experience as a full service brokerage to provide our clients with results. Our property management methods reflect our unique understanding of landlord expectations and tenant needs. We employ industry best practices and seasoned experts to go beyond simply managing your building’s operations
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