Sentence examples for pressured margins from inspiring English sources
Higher employee wages and fuel costs have pressured margins slightly, however.
An added bonus: The company hasn't experienced pressured margins from sticking to $5.
Gasoline prices have failed to keep pace with crudes rapid ascent, which has pressured margins in the refining businesses of some of the largest U.S. energy producers.
Concentrated periods of acquisition activity can come on the heels of a host of causes — in this case, a consolidating market can be fueled by large cash positions, changing technologies, and consistently pressured margins.
But competition in e-book distribution is heating up and could pressure margins there, too.
The ratings agency said the multiyear restructuring has begun to have a positive impact on ArvinMeritor results, but margins in the auto parts unit remain at low levels and duplicating corporate functions at the new business will also pressure margins.
With the price of regular gasoline close to $4 a gallon in some parts of the country, retailers like Costco are doing what they can to absorb higher commodity costs, a move that could pressure margins.
Shuttering consumer electronics stores could pressure margins more.
While instrument sales can pressure margins, they bode well for long-term sales growth.
His take is that energy costs will pressure margins before price increases can take hold.
The analyst said that heavy promotional activity among home retailers will continue to pressure margins and earnings throughout the year.
