Although profit was down, backing out a one-time gain from the year-ago figures reverses that result.
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Distribution Solutions revenue and EBITDA (excluding one time gain) also declined mainly on lower steel prices.
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Profits, meanwhile, were a tad below expectations, at 66 cents a share before a one-time gain, a penny below the consensus.
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That's also the basis for his further calculation that reduced swipe fees will translate into a one-time gain of 250, 000 new jobs.
Other factors relate to discontinued operations (booking a one-time gain from selling a business is bad), corporate governance (companies get black marks for having poison pills), inventory (if it piles up faster than sales, then business may be weakening) and free cash flow (a declining number is bad).
This struggle will take time - time to root out enemy fighters and supporters within Iraq, time to gain control of the borders, and most of all time to help the Iraqis rebuild their political and security institutions to the point that they'll be able to take over the main burden of the fight.
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Pupils should instead be given time to gain a secure understanding of mathematical concepts, it adds.
Because access is rarely revoked, over time employees gain the right to see more and more.
Rising figures on the centre-left, such as Rome's mayor, Francesco Rutelli, have had too little time to gain momentum.
Without a one-time tax gain, the company earned 33 cents per share, coming in under the analyst consensus for 39 cents.
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And then write a personal letter explaining any unusual circumstances--say, if you lost your job or reported a big, one-time capital gain.
PepsiCo reported a 20% profit drop from a one-time earnings gain last year, however first-quarter adjusted earnings came in ahead of expectations.
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Advocates said oil companies lose a dollar every time they gain one.
This is disastrous, because it is going to give a competitor, Victoza from Novo Nordisk, time to gain market share and become entrenched.
These changes can be deployed immediately, while a new identity system can take a long time to gain traction (if it ever does at all).
Farmers Insurance and AEG picked a perfect time to gain a little extra attention for what has the potential to be a record-breaking naming rights deal.
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Ergen may want to freeze up the satellite industry further, giving him more time to gain on DirecTV as he managed to do while their merger was slated.
Although flanker Edwards did force his way over in injury time to gain a losing bonus point for the Scarlets, it was scant consolation for all their efforts gone to waste.
If you choose to become an educator, you can do so with any college degree without suffering any setback other than taking some extra time to gain certification in most states.
With the time we gain by not being a concierge to kids' lives, we can address the brain drain and social tragedy resulting from countless well-educated young adults lingering jobless, especially those who graduated in the dog years of 2007 and 2008.
Second, because they spend too much time trying to gain access to government incentives, would-be entrepreneurs spend too little time in studying the market for new products that will ultimately determine the success or the failure of the company.
Second, because they spend too much time trying to gain access to government incentives, would-be entrepreneurs spend too little time in studying the market for the new product that will ultimately determine the success or the failure of the product.
To achieve greater equity, men will need to reallocate their time toward housework and caregiving activities so that women can gain more time for working for pay and leisure.
Statistically, it is also the time of weight gain, heart attacks, depression and suicide.
It is hoped that with time he will gain much greater levels of movement and sensation.
Perhaps through the lens of elapsed time we can gain a new perspective, one that eluded us during the tumult.
With a successful theater run for part 2, Time Warner can gain both domestic and global box office market share.
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Having run out of time to correct the errors in the Draft EIS, I guess they just had to go ahead make an announcement of a hypothetical preferred alternative just to gain time to come to real, meaningful grips with the situation.
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The PVF allows the investor to receive an up-front payment (typically, 75-85% market value) in exchange for delivery of a variable amount of shares or cash in the future, at which time the capital gain is realized for tax purposes and the tax on the capital gain is paid.
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