'operating income margin' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to refer to the percentage of operating income a business earns from its total revenue. For example, "The company reported an operating income margin of 15%, up from 11% in the previous quarter."
In short, Whole Foods' operating income margin is a touch under 5percentt.
Operating income margin rose to 18.8percentt, compared with 17.8percentt in the second quarter 2007.
* Wireless operating income margin was 28.6percentthethighesteverever.
Gross margins fell from the same period in 2007, as did operating income margin.
As a result, after-tax operating income margin was at 10%.
Its operating income margin rose to 33% from 30% a year ago.
Net income beat analysts expectations and came in at $1.014 billion, or $1.40 per share, versus $563 million, or $0.81 per share, in the first quarter of 2009, while operating income margins were 22.8 percent for the quarter.
The company now expects strong earnings per share growth for 2010, improved consolidated operating income margins and free cash flow above 2008 levels.
The high amount of cash generated by Nuveen, which has operating income margins in the 40% range, will make it easy for Deaborn to pay off debt on a deal structured with a high amount of leverage.
But for now the numbers tell the score: Dell Computer's operating income margins rose, from 9.2% in 1996 to 10.7% last year, while Gateway's sank, from 7% to 4.6%, in the same period.
"Strategic actions to accelerate growth in certain areas of our business affected gross margins this quarter and there will be some non-linearity in the improvements in our operating income margins as we rebalance our portfolio, make cost improvements and drive growth," Gladden said.
