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IDEX Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD January 9, 2025

IDEX, a global applied solutions provider, had a mixed Q3 2024. Revenue rose 0.6% to $798 million while earnings before interest and taxes fell 6.1 % to $168 million over the same period last year. A review of IDEX’s 30 October 2024 earnings call and associated financial reports provided insight regarding the importance of pricing on performance. IDEX is a diverse and complex business. It has three reporting units, Fluid & Metering…

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Price Adjustments to New Information: Sony PS3

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 1, 2007

With experience, professional pricers instinctively learn to laud price increases and denigrate price decreases.  Sometimes though, it is a good idea to…

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Top 6 – August 2007

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 1, 2007

Communicate, Align, Capture Leegin decision should have a larger effect on prices of consumer products characterized as high-value branded goods, complex product,…

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Executive Conversations: Symantec’s Brian Foster

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 1, 2007

Microsoft has continues their thrust into the enterprise software market with their recent acquisition and expansion of their security software.  As they…

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Symantec’s Non-Price Response

By Tim J. Smith, PhD July 1, 2007

Symantec continues to battle Microsoft’s foray into the computer security software market through a public relations campaign, yet they have not responded…

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