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PACCAR Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 16, 2025

PACCAR, a multinational truck, parts, and financing company, had a negative 2024. Examining PACCAR’s Truck, Parts, and Other business specifically, revenue fell 5% to $31 billion and earnings before interest and taxes fell 17% to $4.5 billion over the last year. (This article excludes PACCAR’s financial services business and makes no comments regarding how pricing should be managed in that line of business.) A review of PACCAR’s 28 January 2025 earnings call…

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Monster Pricing Spineometer: 3 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD September 26, 2024

Monster Beverage Corporation, a global beverage company, had a positive Q2 2024. Revenue rose 2.4% to $1.9 billion and earnings before interest…

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Boston Scientific Pricing Spineometer: 5 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 26, 2024

Boston Scientific, a global medical technology company, had a strongly positive Q1 2024. Revenue rose 14% to $3.9 billion and earnings before…

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Cadence Pricing Spineometer: 1 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 26, 2024

Cadence Design Systems, a global software and technology company supporting the silicon chip and pharmaceutical design industries among others, had a negative…

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Emerson Pricing Spineometer: 4 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD August 26, 2024

Emerson, a global electrical products and engineering services concern, had a strongly positive Q2 2024. Revenue rose 17 % to $4.4 billion…

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