The phrase "a less profitable" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the profitability of two or more options, indicating that one is not as profitable as another.
Example: "After analyzing the market trends, we found that this investment is a less profitable choice compared to our previous ventures."
Alternatives: "not as lucrative" or "a lower profit margin".
The combination meant that it was a less profitable quarter than the same period a year ago.
The ratings agencies would rather play a less important, albeit a less profitable, role.
To the regulators, a less profitable but more stable banking system would be a good thing.
But the new regulations probably mean that banking will become a less profitable business.
"The rebates are going to go away, and it becomes a less profitable, even a nonprofitable industry," he said.
Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas believe "Tesco will emerge as a winner in a less profitable industry".
BESIDES that, Mr. Blum said, Burger King guaranteed $8 million in secured loans to Mr. Hawkins through a special financing program and leased Mr. Hawkins 13 of his stores, a less-profitable practice the company had backed away from.
Why should they bother with the risk and expense of a merger with a less-profitable foreign entity?With the exception of Baker & McKenzie (83% of whose lawyers are abroad), White & Case (60% of whom are abroad) and Shearman & Sterling (37%), few American firms have more than a quarter of their legal staff based outside America.
Of course, there will be changes in the regulatory environment that will make them a little less profitable for a while, but this is nothing like the sweeping overhauls of the 1930s.
"Mack will be criticized for that because it will be a lot less profitable perhaps, but there is a lot less downside".
"There are answers for Microsoft, but all of them entail a significantly less profitable business model," said David B. Yoffie, a professor at Harvard Business School.
