The key to long- term success in any cyclical industry is superior profit margins.
The first was to increase capacity relentlessly, even during downturns in a notoriously cyclical industry.
In a highly cyclical industry such as semiconductors, there are years when only few companies produce any earnings.
In a notoriously cyclical industry, the risk that they might fall is clear.
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Having shovels in many different dirt-piles is meant to provide mining giants with insurance in a cyclical industry: not all commodities will plummet and peak at the same time, according to the theory.
Talk about a counter-cyclical industry.
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In effect, the bank s stock served as an index fund for the regional economy, which at that time was dominated by the cyclical technology industry.
And years of economic diversification away from manufacturing and the cyclical oil and gas industry have improved prospects for growth.
In an industry as cyclical as semiconductors, of which memory-chips are the most cyclical part, this can make all the difference.
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The CE industry is cyclical and eventually new technology will reach the market at compelling price points to keep retailers in business.
In my article, Understanding the Oil Cycle, I discussed the cyclical nature of the oil industry.
Sorrell spotted early on the virtues of geographic diversity, a hedge against the cyclical swings of the ad industry.
Since this industry is considered cyclical, any weakness in the economy (real or perceived) tends to result in lower share prices.
The semiconductor industry is extremely cyclical, enjoying unusual growth in boom times when electronic equipment and computers are flying off the shelves, and significant softness in economic slowdowns.
With no major new console launches - the year was described by Game Group as a "cyclical low point in the industry" - there has been a shortage of reasons for gamers to restock with new titles.
"We risk getting caught in the cyclical trap so common in our industry, " he tells them, his words amplified via closed-circuit TV to employees around the world.
Metallurgical coal is used to manufacture steel and is therefore susceptible to the cyclical ups and downs of the steel industry.
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Half of his current tech holdings are invested in semiconductor and semiconductor-equipment stocks, a bet on a cyclical turn in that portion of the industry.
Objective Analysis continues to call for depressed pricing through the first half of 2013, but the industry has moved from its cyclical phase of price collapse to a phase of cost-based pricing, which could result in continuing mild month-to-month growth for the interim.
Over the past 40 years, the airline industry has fallen into a pattern of cyclical bankruptcies, the root cause of which is our unstable dollar.
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Moreover, the oil and natural gas services industry currently is nearing the bottom of its cyclical decline, but is continuing its secular growth patterns.
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And another cyclical survivor I'd add is in the airline industry.
In the 1980s Lowe's was the industry leader, but it was overdependent on the cyclical builder business.
"The luxury industry has always been a little bit counter-cyclical, " Arnault says.
In a speech at an annual steel conference in New York, he said that further consolidation in the industry would be required to allow steelmakers flexibility to get to grips with the cyclical nature of the market.
While the speakers are careful to state that the prosecutors must believe they have a solid case, Driscoll notes that these kinds of investigations are cyclical in nature, and that the pendulum is swinging towards more scrutiny of the financial industry.
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