Will the factoring company require life insurance?

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He notes that the company is not factoring in any share gains related to flood-related disruptions.

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The company burned 360 million in Euros cash in the quarter, and analysts noted that the total would have closer to 500 million had the company not stepped up factoring of receivables.

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Gross margin is a company's profit on sales before factoring in all costs, such as interest and taxes.

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Right now we believe that investors are factoring in a sub-10% long-term EPS growth rate for the company.

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Together with other currency rate adjustments, the company is looking at a JPY 50 billion drop in operating profit from this change, and is factoring this into profit forecasts.

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