Sentence examples for edge of profitability from inspiring English sources

All are balanced on a knife's edge of profitability.

"Over 60% of stores in the sector will look to reduce the number of staff hours in their business and delay investment plans, while for some already operating on the edge of profitability it will mean that they will have to either stop employing staff or close their business altogether".

Was I now treading down the same path my father had taken — expansion to bankruptcy?" These fears have been definitively put to rest, and Meyer has embraced what he described to me as "the profitability edge" of Shake Shack — an edge that is sharpened by volume and expansion, in contrast to the world of white tablecloths.

That 15% or so edge will pay for a lot of advertising – and a lot of profitability.

The report sets out a comprehensive plan for investment in agricultural research its authors hope will put the UK back at the cutting edge of plant science, boost productivity and profitability in the farming sector, and help to resolve global issues of food security.

The company had its third year of profitability in 2009.

Borrowers will have to demonstrate a track record of profitability.

Return on assets, a measure of profitability, rose from 0.57% to 0.89%.

August 2001 had been our first month of profitability.

What we are talking about is a lack of profitability".

Three quarters of profitability and counting.