Sentence examples for margin trend from inspiring English sources
We think this can contribute to a better margin trend.
Comcast will increase its bid "given the benefits to the cable business and the unique opportunity to ride the improving margin trend at Disney," said CSFB.
Now he has a product that is appealing, which is seen from improving sales and margin trends.
Looking ahead, the company said that assuming current sales and margin trends continue for the rest of the fourth quarter, it will report a "modest" pretax loss for the quarter.
The company has offered little evidence that its sales and margin trends across the spectrums of its business are deteriorating.
He also looks at historical long-term margin trends to get a sense of where we are in the cycle.
"We see a premium valuation given our view of continued favorable sales and margin trends," says Joseph Agnese, equity analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
In any case, gross margin trends will give the investor a better idea of how good current and/or future period earnings will be.
The weaker revenue and profit margin trends evidenced by China Mobile in the fourth-quarter results it disclosed Thursday strongly suggest that the company's high-growth phase is over; as it matures, it also faces intensified competition in Chinas revamped telecoms market.
"They made their earnings number but the margin trends continue to be troubling and the identical stores came in substantially below guidance," said analyst Ed Comeau of Credit Suisse First Boston.
Brokerages including Jefferies, Cowen, and Brean Capital cut their price targets on the company's stock by between $3 and $5 to as low as $33, citing weak sales and margin trends.
