Howard Silverblatt
Howard Silverblatt
Howard Da Silvawas an American actor, director and musical performer on stage, film, television and radio. He was cast in dozens of productions on the New York stage, appeared in more than two dozen television programs, and acted in more than fifty feature films. Adept at both drama and musicals on the stage, he appeared in the original 1943 run of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, and also portrayed the prosecuting attorney in the 1957 stage production of Compulsion...
corporate discretion shares sit subject
These shares have not been retired. They sit in the corporate treasury, where, subject to regulator timing, they can be reissued at the discretion of the company.
both earnings street strength surprised
The Street was surprised with the strength of the earnings in both quarters.
agree cleaner definitely numbers several
I would definitely agree that numbers are cleaner than they've been in several years. But a decade? I don't know.
asset cash sideline waits
Cash is an asset that sits on the sideline and waits to be invested,
bottom charge line
But the bottom line is the charge existed. It's there.
It's going to be controversial because it introduces a lot of volatility.
growth pay percent
You don't want to pay for 13 percent growth when you're only getting 8 percent.
company difference growth opposed percent
It makes a difference when you look at a company with 14 percent growth as opposed to 8 percent growth.
spend starting
They're starting to spend some of the money,
When everyone has money, you get into a bidding war.
accounting balance believe financial five impact income issue major next project
We believe this project will have a significant impact on evaluations, income and balance sheets, and will become the major issue in financial accounting over the next five years.
companies investors starting
Investors want it; institutions want it, and companies are starting to react.
few groups indicative looking mistake people
In the first quarter, people made the mistake of looking at how a few groups did as indicative of the whole sector, ... For this period, you really can't do that.
cash companies finance grow large left opportunity question rare return sufficient values
The question now is what are you going to do with it. Many companies now have the rare opportunity to make long-term investments or return large values back to shareholders while still having sufficient cash left to grow and finance their business.