Charles Holliday Quotes (15 Quotes)

It's a great time to reinvest in our company, ... This action is yet another reflection of our commitment to enhance shareholder value.

Business conditions in the first half have been some of the most difficult that we have experienced in recent years,

Recent movements in long-leading economic indicators and in raw material prices offer hope that an end to the spreading global downturn is in sight, ... Despite that, we continue to take actions necessary to emerge from these difficult times as a much stronger company.

The pervasive impact of e-commerce dominates the discussion,

These difficult but necessary actions will enable the crop protection business to provide an even stronger base in support of the other parts of our agricultural enterprise.

We knew it would be a difficult operating environment in the first quarter, and I am very encouraged by the better than expected performance of our company. I am especially pleased with how our people delivered these results. We are fully committed to growing revenue, controlling costs and improving return on assets across all of our businesses.

This is very early in this industry, ... It's like that first telephone call -- try to imagine the cell phones (of) today. We don't know exactly how it will play out, but we know the technology is powerful.

We will continue to drive for at least 10 to 12 percent annual earnings growth.

Our view of the global economy suggests several more quarters of low volume growth and continued price pressure, ... Lower raw material costs and more favorable currency comparison. combined with results from our productivity focus should all contribute to our ability to weather this cycle more favorably than in the past.

Ed Jefferson exemplified the importance our company places on science. His leadership and insights throughout his career at DuPont helped shape the direction our company is taking today.

This transformation plan is designed not only to improve the short-term health of these businesses, but also to ensure a future of sustainable, profitable growth.

Although the polyester industry and U. S. agriculture markets remain weak, most of our other businesses began to see some volume improvement,

Given the success of our discussions to date, we expect to be able to conclude one or more of these alliances by the end of this year,

A company can operate successfully for 200 years only by continually reinventing itself,

Our earnings this quarter are unacceptable and I have begun putting in place specific actions to improve second-half performance.