Shareholders may have to console themselves with the fact that Apple is now a much more balanced company than it used to be, firing on a number of cylinders including computers, music and video and is no longer a one-product company.
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Thill writes that the company is well-balanced by both geography and customer segment, and adds that security stocks tend to outperform in slowing economic environments as security budgets tend to less vulnerable to IT spending cuts.
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The board, by not recommending against the Brookfield offer, has shown that it intends to make a balanced recommendation on any offer put before the company.
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Only after a diligent, balanced analysis of new opportunities and core competencies should a company attempt growth in new areas.
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The company worked with processors Stripe, Braintree and Balanced to integrate the API into their own systems.
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"Dell paid a lot but its balanced by improving their margin structure and getting involved in a high-growth company, " Seyrafi said.
" Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) paid a lot but its balanced by improving their margin structure and getting involved in a high-growth company, " Seyrafi said.
While the number of measures under each of these categories may seem overwhelming at first, the Balanced Scorecard is meant to only capture those measures that reflect the strategy of the company.
The transaction will establish a balanced ownership structure that enables Alibaba to take our business to the next level as a public company in the future.
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We continue to believe the company is directionally challenged, but see the upside risk to shares as now more appropriately balanced with downside reward.
The company has built an efficient operation that is based on selling nicely functional simulation tools through a balanced sales channel of direct and VAR partners.
This balanced growth has become a hallmark of Lenovo over the past three years, and is the result of the Company's continued focus on its "protect and attack" strategy, whereby Lenovo strengthens its position in those places or markets where it enjoys a solid business, while simultaneously reaching outwards into new places or markets where opportunities to reach even more customers present themselves.
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