This makes for a great profit margin.
So when you see the thing that's selling at three times revenue, you say to yourself, that thing better have real fat profit margins in the future, and a lot of growth, or that's going to be a disappointing stock.
Sunpeak will quicken inventory turnover, speed up product cycles and let Sun divine, in real time, the profit margin on every workstation it sells, says Masood Jabbar, president of Sun's computer-systems unit.
Still, in real terms, the 7.4 percent profit margin that the company had last year translated to just $21.9 million -- a figure that can quickly disappear, like a perfectly done crown roast left within reach of a hungry dog, when unexpected costs arise.
Perhaps even more significantly, it is hurting the real and projected profit margins of our largest food conglomerates as they switch back to more expensive sweeteners derived from cane or beets.
They have not yet received an acceptable offer for the condo, which is on the market for $659,000, but Mr. Kaplow, who owns an insurance agency, said he did not want to turn to a real estate agent because his potential profit margin was so slim.
By sharing that top line with OEM partners, Pokki can translate application advertising budgets into meaningful income for itself, and partner hardware firms that have long struggled to generate real profit from high revenue, but slim margin new PCs.
In many nations, you run the risk of consuming dangerous homebrew liquor without knowing it, as criminal outfits or shitty retailers refill brand-name bottles with unregulated hooch to undercut those selling the real stuff, or make a higher profit margin charging legitimate rates.
"With boutique hotels, your typical profit margin exceeds any other real estate class," says David Duncan of Denihan Hospitality, which manages the Affinia, James and Benjamin brands.
The group as a whole has a profit margin of 20%, suggesting the company's real profits in the UK could have been as high as £720m.
