In a 1991 document entitled Summary of Group Marketing Strategies, the third strategy on the list is to "implement regular price increases, on an industry basis wherever possible, which at least cover inflation to secure adequate profitability... ......Nor do the documents refer merely to straightforward price collusion.
Big European drug makers have been buying out smaller ones particularly in the biotechnology sector in order to secure their profitability, improve their pipelines of drugs under development or testing and fight back competition from generic drug makers when their patents expire.
Even if venture capital is secured, future profitability is real a question for any business endeavour.
It is meant to ensure profitability.
In many industries, process innovations play a major role in securing long term profitability.
There are calls on companies to respond to the needs of societies within which they operate, beyond securing short-term profitability and complying with regulations.
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You have to wonder what impact the volatility in the commodity markets and these "CCO" derivatives might be having on Goldman's, AIG's and Monsanto's balance sheets, profitability and perhaps their ability to secure financing.
In the same survey, 85% of respondents believed that the best approach to securing the sustainability and profitability of the pharmaceutical sector was increasing the patient centredness of its processes.
Given the poor profitability profile of the operating companies, it is no surprise that the private-equity-owned businesses have not always needed to adopt the high leverage model to secure a tax advantage.
