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Xylem Pricing Spineometer: 3 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD December 17, 2024

Xylem, a global water treatment company, had a positive Q3 2024. Revenue rose 1.3 % to $2.1 billion and earnings before interest and taxes rose 47% to $280 million over the same period last year. A review of Xylem’s 31 October 2024 earnings call and associated financial reports provided insight regarding the importance of pricing on performance. Mathew Pine, the CEO of Xylem since January this year, was proud of his team’s…

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平台費的收取與Food Panda的終點

By Yuhung S. Shen May 24, 2024

近期大家可能都可以看到一個新聞:Uber Eats 以大約台幣308億元的價格併購了Food Panda 的台灣外送事業,這個曾經是台灣外送業龍頭一哥的知名品牌,最終經營權易手給了這個國際等級的競爭對手,其實,當Uber Eats一進來台灣的時候,我們就觀察到了,Uber Eats在很多不管是外送員的雇用上,與餐廳的溝通合作上,以及與消費者的關係上(定價與消費者策略),都更合理,更能達到平衡,那麽Food Panda是如何與Uber Eats競爭,以及如何走到這一步,又可能為何走到這一步呢?讓我們一起來了解。

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Advance Auto Parts Pricing Spineometer: 4 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 15, 2024

Advance Auto Parts, an automotive afterparts and accessories supplier, had a challenging FY 2023. Revenue rose 1.4% to $11.2 billion yet earnings…

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Packaging Corporation of America Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 15, 2024

Packaging Corporation of America, a containerboard and corrugated packaging company, had a negative FY 2023 following a bumper 2022 yet showed three-year…

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Synopsys Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD April 15, 2024

Synopsys, an electronic design automation (EDA), design intellectual property, and software integrity provider to the semiconductor industry, had a positive Q1 2024.…

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