Performance Measure

Example Definitions of "Performance Measure"
Performance Measure. The performance measure selected by the Committee for a Plan Year
Performance Measure. Shall mean, for any Fiscal Year, the specific performance measure determined by the Committee for such Fiscal Year based on one or more of the following criteria (which shall be applicable to the organizational level specified by the Committee, including, but not limited to, the Company or any Subsidiary, a division, an operating unit or a business segment of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any combination of the foregoing): (i) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization,... with or without adjustments for interest expense, capital expenditures and non-recurring, non-operating or extraordinary items, including on a per share basis; (ii) return on equity, assets, capital or investment; (iii) changes in the market price of the Stock; (iv) economic value-added; (v) total stockholder returns; (vi) earnings (loss), including on a per share basis; (vii) revenue or sales, (viii) cost savings or realization of synergies; (ix) pre-tax or after-tax profit levels; (x) leverage or other financial ratios, (xi) market share. View More
Performance Measure. Any one or more of the performance criteria listed below. The performance criteria may be applied either individually, alternatively, or in any combination and measured on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target as may be specified and approved by the Committee. The performance criteria may include: return on invested capital, net operating profit (before or after tax), operating profit margin, gross margin, operating profit, earnings before income taxes, earnings (which may... include earnings before interest and taxes and net earnings, and may be determined in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ('GAAP') or adjusted to include or exclude any or all items), earnings per share (on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis), growth in any of the foregoing measures, stock price, return on equity or average shareholders' equity, total shareholder return, growth in shareholder value relative to the moving average of the S&P 500 Index or another index, return on capital, return on assets or net assets, return on investment, economic value added, market shares, overhead or other expense reduction, credit rating, strategic plan development and implementation, succession plan development and implementation, improvement in workforce, diversity, customer indicators, improvements in productivity, attainment of objective operating goals and employee metrics. View More
Performance Measure. Any one or more of the following performance criteria, or derivations of such performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years' results or to a designated comparison group, in each... case as specified by the Committee View More
Performance Measure. The Company's RTSR (as defined herein) performance ranking for the Performance Period expressed in terms of the Company's absolute rank among the Performance Comparator Group when ranked by RTSR for the Performance Period.
Performance Measure. Any of the factors from among the following objective measures, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to the Company as a whole or any business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, on a GAAP or non-GAAP basis, and measured, to the extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, in each case as specified by the Committee: profit before tax; revenue (on an absolute basis or adjusted for currency... effects); net revenue; earning (which may include earnings before interest and taxes, earning before taxes and net earnings); operating income; operating margin; operating profit; controllable operating profit, or net operating profit; net profit; gross margin; operating expenses or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue; net income; earning per share; total stockholder return; market share; return on assets or net assets; the company's stock price; growth in stockholder value relative to a pre-determined index; return on equity; return on invested capital; cash flow (including free cash flow or operating cash flows); cash conversion cycle; economic value added; contract awards or backlog; overhead or other expense reduction; credit rating; strategic plan development and implementation; improvement in workforce diversity; customer indicators; new product invention or innovation; attainment of research and development milestones; improvements in productivity; attainment of objective operating goals and employee metrics; or any other measure determined appropriate in the Committee's discretion. View More
Performance Measure. One or more of the following criteria, or such other operating objectives, with respect to a Performance Award, selected by the Committee to measure performance of the Company or any Subsidiary or other business division of same for a Performance Period, whether in absolute or relative terms: basic or diluted earnings per share of Common Stock; revenue; operating income; net income (either before or after taxes); earnings and/or net income before interest and taxes; earnings and/or net income... before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; return on capital; return on equity; return on assets; net cash provided by operations; free cash flow; Common Stock price; economic profit; economic value added; total stockholder return; gross margins and costs. View More
Performance Measure. Any objective measures as specified by the Committee in its discretion. Performance Measures may be financial or non-financial, GAAP or non-GAAP, and measured, to the extent applicable on an absolute basis or relative to a pre- established target. Any specified measures may be applied either individually, alternatively, or in any combination, and may be applied to the Company as a whole or any business unit or subsidiary.
Performance Measure. The target(s) for the applicable Performance Period(s) (each as set forth on Exhibit A, as applicable), as established by the Compensation Committee.
Performance Measure. For just the Company, one or more of the Company's subsidiaries or business units, or for the Company and all its subsidiaries
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