Sentence examples for falling profitability from inspiring English sources

Moody's says it continued to see falling profitability of gas-fired plants, which could affect Centrica more than other utilities such as SSE.

Overall, he remains an optimist on India, arguing that a "golden century" awaits the country.But for many firms the usual jitters are now combined with a less familiar problem: falling profitability.

Yes, there's an argument that Tesco's shares – despite the accounting debacle, 75% dividend cut and falling profitability – represent decent value at half the price they were a year ago.

"Monsanto's falling profitability should be enough to sway any uncertain shareholders, but by the time competition authorities have finished the deal may well not have been worth doing," said professor Colley.

Gangs are investing heavily in the machinery, raw materials and labour necessary to make fake food products.Some crooks who once focused on drugs have switched to food, says Chris Vansteenkiste of Europol, partly thanks to the falling profitability of the former.

Several big chains are off sharply from their 5-year high prices as they struggle with declining advertising revenues, weakening circulation and falling profitability.

Despite the forecasted falls in profitability of up to 40% at the investment banking arms of Barclays, HSBC and RBS, their combined pay and bonus pool is expected to reach around £5bn for the first half.

Both Barclays and Deutsche are lowering their targets for returns on equity, in Deutsche's case to just 12% after tax, well down on the 25% pre-tax target it once aimed for.There are two main reasons for the sharp falls in profitability at investment banks everywhere.

The company's Elandsrand and Deelkraal mines, which are the ones being sold, have been among the laggards, with falling production and profitability diminishing their standing in Anglo's stable.

Not surprisingly, in 2001 the sector's overall profitability fell by more than 48%, and the profitability of retail asset management, though still greater than that of the institutional side, declined sharply.

Worries about eroding profitability and falling U.S. imports dragged down commodity prices and shipping rates.