The phrase "a profitable unit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to business, finance, or economics when referring to a segment or division of a company that generates profit.
Example: "The marketing department has become a profitable unit, significantly contributing to the company's overall revenue."
Alternatives: "a revenue-generating unit" or "a lucrative segment".
J.C. Penney's direct marketing services was a profitable unit of J.C. Penney that markets insurance policies to consumers using the data collected from its credit card files.
Analysts say Vivendi Chief Executive Jean-Rene Fourtou Jean-Rene Jean-Rene Fourtouhang on to Cegetel because it is such a profitable unit.
You might wonder why they want to get rid of a profitable unit, but the company wants to be seen as an industrial company.
Sony Mobile isn't bleeding quite so hard, but it's hard to imagine it being a particularly profitable unit any time soon.
Zagat, meanwhile, still sells its paper books and operates what the couple describe as an extremely profitable unit that creates custom guides for corporate clients.
This trust consolidated a number of the West Coast's inefficient railroads into a well-managed, profitable unit.
The investment banking division, which had been the most profitable unit, had a 63 percent decline in pretax profit, to 357 million euros.
Deutsche Bank's investment banking division, which until recently had been the firm's most profitable unit, suffered a 63 percent decline in pretax profit, to 357 million euros ($438 million).
Jou said that while Pomelo has profitable unit economics, a focus on growth means that it isn't profitable right now.
The investment banking division, which had been the most profitable unit until recently, suffered a 63 percent decline in pretax profit, to 357 million euros, the bank said.
One of VW's two big Chinese ventures, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., is the company's most profitable unit worldwide, turning in 8% after-tax profits.
