Sentence examples for profitable operations from inspiring English sources

Shareholders could expect respectable cash dividends, paid for by profitable operations, even as net profits look bad.And the hostile regulatory environment is not the only reason for E.ON's planned split.

"They're not real profitable operations," he said.

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

The other is a plan to force banks to spin off profitable operations for buying and selling financial "derivatives".

Tax allowances for the depreciation of players mean that reported losses may actually mask highly profitable operations.

Gap, Marks & Spencer and even Wal-Mart tried and failed to establish profitable operations in the country.

Municipalities have begun working to turn debt-ridden and inefficient water utilities into profitable operations that could attract private investment.

Despite its ratings woes, MSNBC remains a highly profitable operation thanks to the subscriber fees it takes in from cable and satellite operators.

For years, the container terminal was a profitable operation.

"We are talking about big money and a profitable operation.

To his father's surprise, William made the farm a profitable operation.