The phrase "a profitable division" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a specific part of a business or organization that generates a significant profit.
Example: "The company has decided to invest more resources into a profitable division to maximize returns."
Alternatives: "a lucrative segment" or "a revenue-generating unit".
In his first major job, as the head of Star TV unit in 2000, James Murdoch turned the television service, which was then hemorrhaging cash, into a profitable division.
My colleague's husband — an unassuming, middle-class family man and a middle manager in a profitable division of A.I.G. — escorted his 13-year-old daughter to a Philadelphia hospital on Wednesday.
That's what made Geek Squad such a profitable division for Best Buy.
"Selling a profitable division just to have more predictability is not in the best interest of shareholders long-term," he went on, adding that he would "rather maintain unpredictability but high profitability".
Piggy-backing onto what Yahoo had already built and the insanely great Yahoo Finance platform we quickly and cheaply became a profitable division with four times the reach of CNBC.
Shareholders and creditors still own a single firm but feel more confident if they can see a consistently profitable division within it.
INM, which has just negotiated a new standstill with bondholders over a €200m debt, is expected to sell the profitable division to Helios Investment Partners, a London-based pan-African private equity group.
Last month, Nortel signed a deal to sell the profitable division to Nokia Siemens for $650 million.
However, the head of a small but influential and profitable division of the company advocated switching platforms in order to provide better integration with a specialized tool used only within his division.
They founded a profitable merchandising division and, peace and love notwithstanding, did not hesitate to sue those who violated their copyrights.
Clive Davis is the very successful president of a very successful record company--the most profitable division of C.B.S.
