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Dentsply Sirona Pricing Spineometer: 3 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 10, 2026

Dentsply Sirona, a manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, had a challenging FY 2025. Revenue fell 3% to $3.7 billion, and operating profits excluding goodwill restructuring costs fell 180% to negative $150 million compared to last year. A review of Dentsply Sirona’s 26 February 2026 earnings call and associated annual report provided insight regarding the importance of pricing on performance. FACTS FROM EARNINGS CALL AND ANNUAL REPORT Key members of the…

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Market Segmentation: Tom Hoffman of SymplicIT

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 6, 2002

We all understand that new ventures proposing to enter mature markets with a me-too strategy are doomed to struggle. In dominant texts…

Addressing Investor Concerns

By Tim J. Smith, PhD June 5, 2002

There are three legs to a new venture. Venture capitalists evaluate a firm according to two of the legs: Can they build…

Attacking Markets: Agent Based Systems, Energy Markets, and Adica

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 31, 2002

When new ventures begin, they take one of two courses. Along one path, the venture identifies a promising market opportunity then builds…

Mobile Telephony and Computing: Moving Down the Product Lifecycle

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 29, 2002

At the Mobile Wednesday event last week, the speakers approached at mobile telephony and computing with distinctly different viewpoints yet both were…

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