Sentence examples for earnings against from inspiring English sources

Dell reported earnings against the backdrop of a proposal from its founder, Michael Dell, to take the company private.

2.59pm GMT How UK wages still lag behind inflation British readers feeling the financial pinch should check out this graph tracking average earnings against inflation.

A lot of new casinos were built out there last year, and all that construction has not only been absorbed, but the companies continue to grow their earnings against tough year-over-year comparisons.

With strong earnings against a backdrop of business uncertainty, I.B.M.'s chief financial officer, Douglas L. Maine, warned in a conference call with analysts against overly optimistic fourth-quarter earnings estimates.

Boeing goes for a mere 11 times innovation-adjusted earnings, against 21 times bottom-line earnings.

His argument: Consolidated is trading at about 8 times forward earnings, against an average of 12 for comparable printing companies.

Shares on Wall Street were lower Thursday as investors weighed disappointing earnings news against an encouraging report on jobs.

Some forecasters have bet on a 3% average jump in earnings this year against about 1% in 2014.

We still like the franchise but the next 12 months will be an uphill task with deteriorating earnings fighting against elusive excess capital.

Put differently, labor market well-being is a function of four arguments – employment opportunities, worker's earnings, protection against earnings loss, and respect for core labor standards – and is increasing in each of these arguments.

Many more major companies will report quarterly earnings this week against a backdrop of a dysfunctional government in Washington.