Sentence examples for profitability would be from inspiring English sources

She said that "nobody was prepared to be the first mover" because the share price and profitability would be hit.

"We knew" the quarter "would be slow, but we didn't realize profitability would be impaired that much," he said.

We estimate that for every $1 underinvested in the relationship, optimal long-term customer profitability would be reduced by $1.25.

The model enables a user to anticipate how system profitability would be affected by changes in: design, operating practices, costs of inputs, and/or prices of products.

Since profitability for those field zones is predictably negative, overall field profitability would be enhanced by taking those field areas completely out of production.

The agency Fitch also predicted stability for the sector, although it said profitability would be low and there were risks due to the large quantity of "problematic assets".

Royal KPN, the Dutch phone company, reported yesterday that third-quarter profit doubled as it cut costs and paid fewer taxes, but the company said profitability this year would be at the lower end of its forecasts as it invested in new businesses.

The company said its operating margin - a measure of profitability - would be about 7% for the year to the end of March, and would then "slightly decline" for the 2014 financial year.

The theory, it would seem, is if Square decided to pull back and focus on profitability it would be able to build a strong business.

"The vast majority of the quantities we sell is on almost marginal, marginal profitability — or they would be called loss leaders.

As wards of the state, it is even harder for the companies to return to profitability than it would be otherwise.