BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Business Segment
- a distinguishable part of a business or enterprise that is subject to a different set of risks and returns from any other part. Listed companies are required to declare in their annual reports certain information, for example, sales, profits, and assets, for each segment of an enterprise.
Additional Resources
- Barnes Group Inc. Renames Its Industrial Business Segment
- BRISTOL, Conn. -- Barnes Group Inc. (NYSE: B) today announced that it has renamed its Associated Spring business segment Barnes Industrial. The Barnes Industrial business segment consists of six strategic business units SBUs: Precision Forming; Retention Rings; Nitrogen Gas Products; Precision Valves; Engineered Springs; and Plastics. The Associated Spring brand...
- Research articles 2007-04-30
- Concentra Operating Corporation Announces Changes in Business Segment Reporting
- Business Editors ADDISON, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--March 27, 2001 Concentra Operating Corporation ("Concentra") today announced that it will change the way it reports its business segment results during 2001 to improve the manner in which operating results are disclosed in its financial statements. Previously, Concentra divided its financial results into...
- Research articles 2001-03-27
- HP Reinforces Commitment to Small-to-Medium Business Segment by Extending Award-Winning E Series, Demonstrating Channel Leadership; New Pentium II Processor HP NetServer E45 System and Focused Channel Initiatives Drive Channel Partners' Success
- PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 2, 1997--Reaffirming its commitment to the small-to-medium business segment SMB, Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced a new Pentium II processor HP NetServer E45 system architected specifically to address the needs of the SMB market. HP is supporting this commitment with focused SMB channel initiatives that provide...
- Research articles 1997-09-02
- FTD Group, Inc. Reports Approximately 19% Growth in Valentine's Day Orders for the Consumer Business Segment over the Prior Year
- DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE:FTD), a leading provider of floral services and products and a direct marketer of flowers and specialty gifts, today announced that its Consumer Business segment experienced an increase of approximately 19 percent in total orders of flowers and specialty gifts this Valentine's Day...
- Research articles 2005-02-16
- FTD Group, Inc. Reports Approximately 14% Growth in Valentine's Day Orders for the Consumer Business Segment over the Prior Year
- DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE:FTD), a leading provider of floral services and products and a direct marketer of flowers and specialty gifts, today announced that its Consumer Business segment experienced an increase of approximately 14% in total orders of flowers and specialty gifts this Valentine's Day season...
- Research articles 2006-02-21
- Transocean Inc. Announces Planned Initial Public Offering of Its Gulf of Mexico Shallow and Inland Water Business Segment
- Business/Energy Editors Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that it plans to pursue a divestiture of its Gulf of Mexico Shallow and Inland Water business segment. The company plans to establish the Shallow and Inland Water business as a separate, publicly traded company and is currently preparing an initial public...
- Research articles 2002-07-16
- TIE communications sells Canadian caller ID business segment
- OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 1, 1995-- TIE/communications Inc., a leading supplier of telecommunications equipment, software and services, announced that its Canadian unit, TAI Telecommunications Accessories has completed the sale of its Caller ID business segment to CDT Canada Corp., Ontario, a wholly owned subsidiary of Colonial Data Technologies Corp. of...
- Research articles 1995-05-01
- Nipro Announces Acquisition of Cardiopulmonary System-related Business Segment from Edwards Lifesciences Brazil-based Affiliate
- Tokyo, Japan, Aug 9, 2006 - JCN Newswire - Nipro Corporation (TSE: 8086) is please to announce that it will acquire business operations relating to cardiopulmonary systems from Edwards Lifesciences Comercio e Industria de Produtos Medico-Ciurgicos Ltda. (hereinafter referred to as "EL"), the Brazil-based affiliate of Edwards Lifesciences. ...
- Research articles 2006-08-09
- Sales & Operating By Business Segment
- This is a template for sales & operating by business segment.
- Tools & templates 2007-08-15
- Rockwell eyes Western Digital fab in IC push - Rockwell International's Telecommunications business segment agrees to buy wafer fabrication facility; integrated circuit
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. -- Rockwell International's Telecommunications business segment, Newport Beach, Calif., last week agreed in principle to buy Western Digital's 224,000-square-foot wafer fabrication facility in Irvine, Calif. in a deal aimed at propelling Rockwell further into advanced commercial IC markets and helping Western Digital reduce bank debt.
- Research articles 1993-08-16
- Honda Siel Power Products Limited Conferred the Frost & Sullivan's India Genset Industry Excellence Voice of Customer Award for Most Preferred Brand Commercial and Small Business Segment for 2007
- MUMBAI, India -- Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company, hosted the Voice of Customers - Industry Excellence Awards in the Indian Automation and Gensets market, the first of its kind for the industry in India, held recently at Bangalore. On this occasion, Honda Siel Power Products Limited was...
- Research articles 2008-01-10
- Humana Names Regional Vice President of Sales for Small Business Segment
- DENVER -- Leslie Andrews has been named Humana Inc.'s (NYSE: HUM) regional vice president of Sales for the Small Business Segment in the Western Region in an announcement made by Gary Goldstein, M.D., chief executive officer of Humana's Western Region.
- Research articles 2007-12-20
- H.B. Fuller Company. (Specialties Pricing).(adhesives business segment to raise prices )(Brief Article)
- H.B. FULLER Company's adhesives business segment will implement a price increase of 6.5 percent for water-based adhesives, 4.5 percent for hot melt adhesives and specific individual increases for various other products effective March 15.
- Research articles 2003-03-03
- FTD Group, Inc. Reports Growth in Mother's Day Orders for the Consumer Business Segment over the Prior Year
- DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- FTD Group, Inc. (NYSE:FTD), a leading provider of floral services and products and a direct marketer of flowers and specialty gifts, today announced that its Consumer Business segment, which is comprised of FTD.COM, experienced an increase of approximately 9% in total orders during the 2005 Mother's...
- Research articles 2005-05-12
- Oshkosh gets big lift from JLG acquisition: Oshkosh Truck's 15th deal in a decade the biggest at $3.2 billion; JLG's access equipment to be fourth and largest business segment
- Over the last 10 years, Oshkosh Truck Corp. has made 14 acquisitions that have helped the company grow significantly. In one 10-week period that ended in mid-October, it made just one that nearly doubled the company. Announced on Oct. 16, its $3.2 billion purchase of aerial work platform and...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- Fundtech Surpasses 50 ASP Clients in US; Fundtech's fastest growing business segment delivers diverse, mission-critical services to financial institutions.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 June 2006-FUNDTECH: Fundtech Surpasses 50 ASP Clients in US; Fundtech's fastest growing business segment delivers diverse, mission-critical services to financial institutionsC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07062006 JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Fundtech Ltd. (NASDAQ: FNDT), a leading provider of end-to-end...
- Research articles 2006-06-07
- Huber Engineered Materials, Atlanta, GA, has named Michael Carpenter business segment leader, pharmaceutical excipients and food ingredients & nutritional businesses
- Huber Engineered Materials, Atlanta, GA, has named Michael Carpenter business segment leader, pharmaceutical excipients and food ingredients & nutritional businesses. Mr. Carpenter was most recently director of pharmaceutical sales and marketing at Callery Chemical Company.
- Research articles 2003-09-01
- Timeshare Business Unwelcome Guest at Marriott International
- Given the global economic landscape, Marriott International can no longer rationalize its timeshare business. Going forward, the company expects to continue to license and manage luxury residential projects developed by others, but chief financial officer Carl Berquist told analysts on the third-quarter earnings call the hotelier...
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- New Segment Reporting
- In Brief New Ways to Define Segments Because many companies were not providing expected segment information, the FASB has replaced SFAS No. 14 with SFAS No. 131. Under this new standard, segments are defined from a management perspective-how management organizes segments within the enterprise for making decisions...
- Research articles 1998-05-01
- Floor Decor, Inc. Announces Board Decisions To Divest Flooring Segment Assets and Change Name to Tiger Telematics, Inc
- Business Editors FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 5, 2002 Floor Decor Inc. (OTCBB:FLOR) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized disposition of its flooring segment assets, operating as Floor Decor LLC. The company is in preliminary discussions regarding the sale of all assets of the flooring operation....
- Research articles 2002-06-05
