The phrase "achieving profits" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to business, finance, or economics when discussing the process of generating financial gains.
Example: "The company's primary goal this quarter is achieving profits through increased sales and cost-cutting measures."
Alternatives: "generating profits" or "realizing profits".
Every employee is held accountable for achieving profits.
And surely the weather hasn't changed radically since management said four weeks ago it remained confident of achieving profits of £420m in the current financial year; now it says anything between £380m and £420m is possible.
It is interesting to note in this context that a line manager's credibility suffers just as much from missing his numbers on the up side (that is, achieving profits higher than predicted) as from missing them on the down side.
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The company said it was confident about achieving profit growth of 10-15% this year.
The move, which came in October 1999, hit the share price and has been partly blamed by industry observers for the delay in SkyePharma achieving profit, now expected later this year.
ITV Studios will pay £10m upfront in cash for So Television, with up to a further £7m in cash payments dependent on the company's achieving profit targets between now and 31 July 2016.
Wu ([2010]) also discussed that the health of a firm in a highly competitive business environment is dependent upon its capability of achieving profit and financial solvency.
Given the positive impact on low-income consumers, there is the added prospect (attractive to many of us who seek meaning as well as money) of achieving profit with purpose.
In the year to March 2013, AO's sales rose nearly 30% to £275m and it achieved profits of £8.1m.
