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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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McCormick & Company, a food flavoring company, had a slightly positive Q1 2023. Revenue rose slightly by 2.8% to $1.6 billion while…
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Union Pacific, a U.S. rail shipping company, had a mixed Q1 2023. Revenue increased 3.3% to $6.1 billion while earnings before interest…
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Let’s talk about rebates. Anyone who has ever dealt with managing rebates knows that it is difficult. There is generally a lot…
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當你在外面購物的時候，是否認為，你買到的價格，應該跟其他人一樣，或是說，一分錢一分貨。如果這東西賣了兩倍價格，那他就應該有至少接近兩倍的品質嗎？事實上，往往不見得如此。價格差異，又成為價格歧視，是常見的企業定價原理，然而兩者定義卻有所不同，價格差異可以伴隨著產品功能的不同，而價格歧視則是同樣的商品，卻因為購買者的不同，可能有不同的販售價格，覺得很神奇嗎？讓我們一起進一步來看看一些實際案例。
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