Sentence examples for trend of profitability from inspiring English sources

"As much as I want to believe that a secular trend of profitability is under way, I am not so sure this is all behind us, given the fragility of this recovery," he said.

"In a quarter which was characterized by increased investor uncertainty and higher market volatility, Deutsche Bank's investment banking business followed the industry-wide trend of weaker profitability," the chief executive Josef Ackermann said in a statement.

The average, bolstered by excessive prices for a few popular new sires, was down 15.8percentt, but the decade-long trend of fewer buyers and declining profitability continued.

"The old rule in the '80s was that a company needed three quarters of profitability and to show a rising trend" before trying a public stock offering, says Meeker, 39.

The long-term trend in profitability (claims and operating costs as a percentage of premiums) for America's non-life insurers shows no obvious correlation with the economic cycle.

The downward trend in profitability was relatively broad: slightly more than half of all insured institutions (50.4percentt) reported year-over-year declines in quarterly earnings.

Borrowers will have to demonstrate a track record of profitability.

The company had its third year of profitability in 2009.

Return on assets, a measure of profitability, rose from 0.57% to 0.89%.

August 2001 had been our first month of profitability.

Three quarters of profitability and counting.