The phrase "are less profitable for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the profitability of a business, investment, or strategy in relation to a specific group or entity.
Example: "These new regulations are less profitable for small businesses compared to larger corporations."
Alternatives: "are not as profitable for" or "yield lower profits for".
Another reason is money: some complex surgeries are less profitable for doctors and hospitals, so they have less of an incentive to offer them, doctors say.
To keep their customers from going elsewhere, many lenders will refinance a 30-year loan at 15 years, or even 10 years, even though the shorter terms are less profitable for the bank.
The exchange plans are less profitable for insurers and are going "to create a competitive pricing pressure on commercial margins," the profits plans generate from selling plans to employers outside the state exchanges, she said.
Even if scrappage schemes are continued or tapered, there may not be many buyers left who meet the qualifications.Although the scrappage schemes have kept factories going, most of the action has been geared towards cheap, small vehicles which are less profitable for carmakers.
However, higher prices are less profitable for the buyer who would further reduce his order quantity.
Consumers bought up low cost laptops and netbooks for the holiday season, which sent shipments higher by 29 percent; these products are less profitable for the company.
However, John Ansell, a senior partner in TranScrip Partners, said that lower doses of drugs could potentially be less profitable for manufacturers.
Mayor Bloomberg accounted for a substantial part of Quadrangle's business, but because he paid lower fees than other clients, his business was less profitable for the firm.
Finally, Airtex decided it had to pay for training itself, even if that meant the company was less profitable for a while.
In the latest quarter, consumers were buying bottled soft drinks to take home, which is less profitable for the company than drinks sold in restaurants.
