Aviva said the company met key financial targets last year, with the operating performance improving.
[C4.] J.P. Morgan Chase said that earnings surged 36percentt in the first quarter, even though tough conditions dampened the operating performance of its consumer businesses.
And no one can say that he hasn't improved the operating performance of EMI, in large part via cost-cutting, although his hard-headed approach has stoked controversy.
Over the five years following an intervention both the share price and the operating performance of the target company improved, on average.
The announced sale of AOL's patents does not address the need for substantial improvement in the operating performance of the Company.
"Since they announced the I.P.O. in May of 2010, the operating performance has weakened," said Charles O'Shea, an analyst at Moody's.
Adding to Kmart's woes, Moody's Investors Service downgraded the company's credit rating yesterday for the second time in less than a month, citing concerns about the operating performance of the company and uncertainty about the success of its business strategy.
IAG's chief executive, Willie Walsh, said the operating performance of the airlines was "solid" with an overall loss of €23m (£20m) once exceptional costs such as the writedown were stripped out.
He told staff the "operating performance of Four Seasons has improved each quarter this year", and "funding for the business over both the short and medium term" was secure.
"The operating performance for consumer magazines and radio in that year, even with some initial benefits from the efficiency reviews, is likely to be below market expectations," Emap said in a statement.
IAG's chief executive, Willie Walsh, said the operating performance of the merged group was "solid" with an overall loss of €23m once exceptional costs such as the €343m writedown of Iberia were stripped out.
