Sentence examples for of less profitable from inspiring English sources

Dell has minimized its sales of less profitable PCs in an effort to increase its profit margin, which is causing revenue to slump, said Shaw Wu, an analyst at Sterne Agee & Leach.

The highly-regarded retail boss, who defied City expectations to maintain steady profit growth at WH Smith by cutting costs and moving out of less profitable goods such as CDs and DVDs, is seen as one of the main attractions for new SSP investors.

He divested it of less profitable operations like mail-handling equipment and nurtured its profitable videotape division.

But this relates more to a general drive by Barclays to get out of less profitable businesses than a reflection on Russia.

Lafley hasn't been bad — he slimmed the company down, selling off parts and getting out of less profitable businesses — but there's been no dramatic turnaround.

The company has struggled to get back on its feet since the accident by divesting itself of less profitable operations and expanding oil production from Angola to the North Sea.

As for the case of a liquidity-unconstrained entrepreneur, the windfall gain may end up reducing income as a result of a focus on less profitable aspects of the business, which are compensated by an increase in job satisfaction.

Some personal finance experts say the move could actually help big banks, by relieving them of less-profitable customers.

Margins have also been hurt by higher dairy costs and the sales of less-profitable breakfast sandwiches and salads.

The purchase of Bestfoods adds global brands like Knorr soups and Hellmann's mayonnaise as Unilever seeks to eliminate hundreds of less-profitable local products.

The company lowered its margin forecast for the year to 60percentt from 62percentt, citing growth of less-profitable products.