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Business Definition for: Cash-generating Unit

  • the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows and outflows that can be measured

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Mellon unit banks on Internet services.
Mellon Financial Corp. has long been known as a powerful bank that's gained a loyal Fortune 500 following for its stolid cash management services. Now, the bank's cash management unit, Mellon Global Cash Management, is trying to recast itself in a hipper light as an Internet...
Tags: bank, INTERNET, Mellon Financial Corp., Web
Research articles 2000-05-22
VeriSign sells mobile messaging unit to Syniverse
VeriSign is selling its mobile messaging business to Syniverse Technologies for USD175m in cash. The unit is the latest in a series of non-core assets that VeriSign has sold as part of plans to concentrate on its core businesses of internet infrastructure, domain registry, online security and identity protection....
Tags: Mobile Messaging, Mobile, VeriSign Inc., Instant Messaging, Advertising & Promotion, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Syniverse Technologies, Editorial
Articles 2009-08-24
Morgan to buy Citicorp unit
NEW YORK -- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has agreed to acquire Citigroup Inc.'s Citicorp Electronic Financial Services Inc. unit for $380 million in cash. The unit provides government-issued benefits payments and prepaid stored-value cards used by state and federal government agencies, as well as stored-value services for...
Tags: Citicorp, Citigroup Inc., FINANCE, Government, Investment, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Research articles 2003-11-30
Northrop Grumman Corp. completes acquisition of electronics unit of
Northrop Grumman Corp. completed the acquisition of the Electronics and Information Systems Group of Aerojet-General Corp. for $315 million in cash. The unit was incorporated into the newly formed Space Systems Division of Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector, based in Linthicum.
Tags: acquisition, electronics, Northrop Grumman Corp.
Research articles 2001-10-23
Honeywell, BASF swap units.(News)(Honeywell Inc. to sell engineering resins business to BASF AG in exchange for BASF's nylon fibers unit and cash)
Byline: Frank Esposito In a swap of cash and assets, Honeywell Inc. is selling its engineering resins business to BASF AG in exchange for BASF's nylon fibers unit and $90 million cash. Honeywell's engineering resins unit - which posted sales of ...
Tags: BASF AG, fiber, Honeywell International Inc., sales
Research articles 2003-01-20
Lender on the block? That's the buzz around cash-flow lender Antares as business cycle peaks.(News)(Antares Leveraged Capital Corp., a unit of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. to be acquired by Heller Financial Inc. )
Byline: KATE RYAN Just as cash-flow lending appears to be near a cyclical peak, it may be a good time for the owner of one of Chicago's biggest such lenders to cash out. The possible sale of Antares Leveraged Capital Corp., a...
Research articles 2005-08-15
Superior Propane Income Fund Fourth Quarter Cash Distribution Notice for the Period Ended December 31, 2000.
2000 Fourth Quarter Cash Distribution $0.33 per Trust Unit The Trustees of the Superior Propane Income Fund (the "Fund") declared a cash distribution for the period of October 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000 of $0.33 (thirty-three cents) per trust unit...
Tags: Superior Propane Inc.
Research articles 2001-05-07
Virgin America Shareholders Cash Out, Airline Reports Negative 25 Percent Fourth Quarter Margin
Things are not looking good for Virgin America now that the airline's two major US-based shareholders have apparently returned their stakes in the carrier to Virgin Group. If Virgin Group is still holding on to those stakes, then the carrier will be in violation of US-ownership requirements. If...
Tags: Virgin Group, Quarter, Unit Revenue, Government, Operational Accounting, Finance, Brett Snyder
Blog posts 2009-03-11
NBC likely to deal for Bravo.(Cablevision Systems Corp. to sell Bravo to NBC television unit)(Brief Article)
Cablevision Systems Corp. could be close to a deal to sell its Bravo cable network to General Electric Co.'s NBC television unit in a stock-and-cash deal worth about $1.2 billion, or about 20 times Bravo's estimated 2002 cash flow of $65 million. ...
Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., NBC Universal Inc., TV
Research articles 2002-10-14
Enterprise GP Holdings Increases Initial Cash Distribution by 6%
HOUSTON -- Enterprise GP Holdings L.P., (NYSE:EPE) today announced that the Board of Directors of its general partner declared its initial quarterly cash distribution to partners of $0.265 per common unit, or $1.06 per unit on an annual basis. This is a 6.0% increase from the expected initial quarterly distribution...
Tags: Enterprise GP Holdings L.P.
Research articles 2005-10-20
Provident Energy Announces April Cash Distribution and Schedule for the 2006 Annual General Meeting
Provident Energy Trust (TSX:PVE.UN) (NYSE: PVX) Provident today announced its April cash distribution will be CDN$0.12 per unit payable on May 15, 2006. April's distribution will be paid to unitholders of record on April 24, 2006. The ex-distribution date will be April 20, 2006. The Trust's current annualized cash distribution...
Tags: Provident Energy Trust
Research articles 2006-04-11
Provident Energy Announces May Cash Distribution
Provident Energy Trust (TSX:PVE.UN) (NYSE: PVX) Provident today announced its May cash distribution will be CDN$0.12 per unit payable on June 15, 2006. May's distribution will be paid to unitholders of record on May 23, 2006. The ex-distribution date will be May 18, 2006. The Trust's current annualized cash distribution...
Tags: Provident Energy Trust
Research articles 2006-05-11
Provident Energy Announces June Cash Distribution
Provident Energy Trust Provident (TSX: PVE.UN) (NYSE: PVX) today announced its June cash distribution will be CDN$0.12 per unit payable on July 14, 2006. June's distribution will be paid to unitholders of record on June 22, 2006. The ex-distribution date will be June 20, 2006. The Trust's current annualized cash...
Tags: Provident Energy Trust
Research articles 2006-06-07
Provident Energy Announces July Cash Distribution
Provident Energy Trust Provident (TSX: PVE.UN) (NYSE: PVX) today announced its July cash distribution will be CDN$0.12 per unit payable on August 15, 2006. July's distribution will be paid to unitholders of record on July 21, 2006. The ex-distribution date will be July 19, 2006. The Trust's current annualized cash...
Tags: Provident Energy Trust
Research articles 2006-07-11
Provident Energy Announces April Cash Distribution
Provident Energy Trust Provident (TSX: PVE.UN) (NYSE: PVX) today announced its April cash distribution will be CDN$0.12 per unit payable on May 15, 2007. April's distribution will be paid to unitholders of record on April 23, 2007. The ex-distribution date will be April 19, 2007. The Trust's current annualized cash...
Tags: Provident Energy Trust
Research articles 2007-04-13
Provident Energy Announces May Cash Distribution
Provident Energy Trust Provident (TSX: PVE.UN) (NYSE: PVX) today announced its May cash distribution will be CDN$0.12 per unit payable on June 15, 2007. May's distribution will be paid to unitholders of record on May 18, 2007. The ex-distribution date will be May 16, 2007. The Trust's current annualized...
Tags: Provident Energy Trust
Research articles 2007-05-09
Arctic Glacier Income Fund Announces Increased Monthly Cash Distribution Effective January 2003.
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, Jan 20, 2003 CCNMatthews via COMTEX The Arctic Glacier Income Fund (TSX: AG.UN) today announced an increase to its monthly cash distribution from $0.0875 per trust unit to $0.0892 per trust unit, an increase of two per cent. On an annualized basis,...
Tags: Arctic Glacier Inc.
Research articles 2003-01-20
Taylor NGL Limited Partnership Announces Third Quarter Distribution of $0.15 Per Unit.
CALGARY, ALBERTA, Oct 25, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX The manager of Taylor NGL Limited Partnership is pleased to announce a total cash distribution of $4.3 million ($0.15 per unit) for the third quarter of 2004, compared to $2.2 million ($0.12 per unit) for the...
Tags: Taylor Ngl Limited Partnership
Research articles 2004-10-25
Conserving Cash is Blockbuster's "Winning" Initiative
Speaking to analysts during a second-quarter financial call on August 13, Blockbuster chief executive Jim Keyes said the video rental chain had drafted new revenue-sharing agreements with studios -- "win-win" initiatives designed to increase the number of rentals at Blockbuster and improve profits for the studios on the backend. ...
Tags: Blockbuster Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance, David Phillips
Blog posts 2009-08-31
ARC Energy Trust Announces Cash Distribution Of $0.25 Per Trust Unit For January.
CALGARY, Dec 15, 2000 (AET.UN - TSE) ARC Energy Trust ("the Trust") announces that a cash distribution of $0.25 per trust unit will be paid on January 15, 2001 to all unitholders of record on December 31, 2000. The payment consists of the Trust's...
Tags: ARC Energy Ltd.
Research articles 2000-12-15
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