"Improved the Company’s financial health by driving companywide efforts to improve profit margins, reduce debt, secure credit rating, and increase return on capital, positioning the Company to take advantage of future growth opportunities — DuPont 2014 proxy statement"
Callouts & quotes from 141+ activist slides
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"Decreased residential customer water and natural gas usage as a result of conservation efforts, and the impact of more efficient appliances and furnaces, may harm demand for our utility services and may reduce our revenues and earnings. — Essential Utilities 10-K"
"In our discussions with intermodal experts and shipping brokers, the common estimate was that the ceiling on intermodal prices – usually about 20% lower than OTR – was about half a function of time and half due to reduced reliability and flexibility. — Footnote 9"
""If [HMA] does not meet or exceed the Quality Requirement, the [Compensation] Committee will exercise its discretion to reduce the portion of the Adjusted EBITDA-Modified Performance Components that is eligible to vest and be paid by up to 20%." — HMA Form 10-Q"
"While I was there, we were much higher. Like over time, I'm sure that the price has come down, but it was well-known that we were at a premium. And we would really only reduce pricing in exchange for a long-term contract. — Former strategy executive at DV"
"This ion induced damage limits the collector lifetime. It is necessary to reduce the velocity of the ions to minimize ion induced damage. Argon gas at high flow rate is injected in the path of the ions. The argon atoms collide with the fast-moving ions"
"Over time, this [Oklo's size and technology] should allow us to reduce cost and asset construction time through purchasing economies of scale, as well as efficiencies that should come from deploying essentially the same asset over time. — Oklo CFO"
"“if you have hyperglycemia and diabetes, and you have edema and heart failure, and I do believe there were a couple of patients hospitalized with heart failure just to reduce appetite, it may not be a risk worth taking.” — Ex-Soleno employee #1"
""[W]orking capital could be reduced... without a detrimental effect on margins... best-of-breed distributors and retailers are able to drive down working capital needs while at the same time boosting profitability" — Piper Jaffray, 12/2/12"
""The decrease in Other CCA revenue in 2019 was driven primarily by a $14.9 million decrease from contract manufactured heartworm preventive, Tri-Heart, as a result of reduced customer demand." — Heska 2019 10-K"
"We also believe doctors are sampling alternative products and/or taking advantage of wires and brackets bundles that essentially give clear aligners away for free or at reduced prices. — ALGN: 2019 10-K"
"We have a similar approach. We have taken away ID, because many labs in Europe have already invested in MALDI and that solution is good. So we can reduce the price of our product. — Qlinea rep"
"Visits to several [PCC] facilities have highlighted the extent to which [PCC] seeks to involve every employee in efforts to improve productivity and reduce costs. — Cowen, September 22, 2004"
"More Consistent Free Cash Flow Growth. Transition to annual billings for product subscriptions reduces FY24 FCF, but accelerates FY25 & FY26 FCF — Autodesk Investor Day Excerpt"
"Concerning Mr. Weimann's question number 2.6.: Media Ventures has an agreement that enables them to buy advertisements from Ströer at a reduced price, etc. — Udo Müller (CEO)"
"More Consistent Free Cash Flow Growth. Transition to annual billings for product subscriptions reduces FY24 FCF, but accelerates FY25 & FY26 FCF — Autodesk Investor Day 2021"
"We are rebuilding and increasing inventories in an effort to reduce the excessive cost of trucking long distances to satisfy demand. — Co-CEO Sacks, Feb 2022"
"“restructuring will reduce spending in DOC...but not in the Company’s Intellectual Property business.” — March 21, 2013 Press Release."
"the Board has no appetite for M&A — Colleen Moorehead (Chair). The Board’s priority is to reduce debt. — Colleen Moorehead (Chair)."
""optimize resource allocation" and "reduce complexity" — Zimmer Biomet press release, Feb 5, 2021."
"Yogurt stocker told us that Oatly SKUs are being reduced"