The company said it will fund the program through free cash generation and its credit facility.
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"In addition, with disciplined cost management our cash generation continues to be strong, " Stephenson added.
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That should be enough to drive more growth, which the company funds through ample cash generation.
Management has also used its cash generation to improve its balance sheet by paying down debt.
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With demand for cars falling quickly, France's Renault wants to keep an iron grip on cash generation.
The best way to cut through such maneuvers is to focus on cash generation relative to reported earnings.
Normally, investors look for strong balance sheets characterized by ample net cash positions and favorable cash generation characteristics.
The share buyback expansion seems unlikely to shrink the current cash balance at all given the rate of cash generation.
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AngloGold can be financially characterized by high cash generation, substantial reinvestment in long-term growth and the payment of significant dividends.
To do this, American Eagle plans to double its outlet stores and increase direct-to-consumer sales initiatives that stand to increase cash generation going forward.
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This strong growth in licensing and royalty revenue allows ARM to keep investing for the future and deliver increased profits and cash generation.
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Funding for such projects comes from generous private donors, cash generation from hospital operations and new bond financing, as well as government grants.
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"A strong focus on deliveries helped to significantly improve cash generation during the fourth quarter, " said chief executive Tom Enders in a statement.
"As we look towards the prospect of an independent future, we need to take action now to improve our profitability and cash generation, " said Suri.
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We therefore expect cash generation to flip back in coming quarters.
But there is more to Affiliated's weak cash generation than this.
"As we look towards the prospect of an independent future, we need to take action now to improve our profitability and cash generation, " Mr Suri said.
"The merger ratio does not reflect BAE's superior cash generation, or the quality of its earnings stream, derived from the length and nature of its customer contracts, " Invesco said.
Companies with fortress-like balance sheets, strong cash generation, and consistently high returns on capital, he argues, are able to continue to produce more consistent earnings growth despite an unpredictable macro-environment.
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The group set out a four-step plan to respond to its current difficulties: A review of its Spanish operations, targeting expenditure on its highest return projects, focusing on cash generation and cutting costs.
Each additional licensing agreement for both companies adds to deferred revenue and rising deferred revenue means better not only earnings visibility but good cash generation given robust margins associated with patent licensing agreements.
"EA's challenges could not have come at a worse time, as the middle innings of a game cycle should be the glory days of operating margin expansion and significant cash generation, " Piper Jaffray analyst Anthony N.
"Verizon delivered another strong quarter of earnings growth and cash generation, and we remain on track to meet our financial objectives and produce solid double-digit earnings growth for the year, " said Lowell McAdam, Verizon chairman and CEO.
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But with reasonably safe profits from submarine optics, IP routing and Services, we believe the company is in a position to generate between 1% and 4% operating margins every year going forward, which should turn, over the cycle, into positive cash generation before restructuring costs.
In this environment, we will continue to focus on what we can control, striving to grow our revenues ahead of the product of industry growth and inflation, to drive higher profitability and cash generation, while strengthening the financial foundation of the business through further reductions in leverage.
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Like Apple, Cisco and Microsoft, Google stands as a powerhouse of liquidity and free cash flow generation.
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We are also encouraged by URS' strong free cash flow generation, which is a result of its variable-cost focus.
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