Sentence examples for driver of earnings from inspiring English sources
"Favorable newsprint prices are a key driver of earnings," said Peter Appert, an analyst at Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown.
The key driver of earnings at the top of the DJing trade, as Forbes notes, is the availability of lucrative residences in Las Vegas, where DJs can earn six-figure sums per set.
It's the main driver of earnings growth in the United States.
In the past two years PG&A sales have jumped to nearly $175 million from $130 million; many analysts believe the division now is the second-largest driver of earnings after ATVs and the most profitable.
The film group was the biggest driver of earnings growth.
For even the largest U.S. banks, interest income from loans is a key driver of earnings growth, but the total number of outstanding loans continues to stagnate, even as banks appear to have solved many of the credit issues that have dogged them for the last three years.
But looking closely at those drivers of earnings and wealth, economists say the years ahead may in some ways be rockier than the years just passed.
"We're watching the earnings and the drivers of earnings," said Doug Ramsey, chief investment officer of Leuthold Group.
But the big driver of the earnings improvement should be the margin -- the net interest margin.
As hedge funds have become more prominent, they have become a significant driver of banks' earnings.
