So far, capital has been easily lured to the United States by its firms' high profitability.
However, despite competition, Travelers has maintained high profitability with stable revenues due to its niche customer and product placement.
As I wrote last August, the basic lesson is that fast growth in an industry does not equate to high profitability.
We believe that if the yen were to strengthen any further, it would be a major blow to the high profitability of the digital imaging business.
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The benefits are mutual: a big reason's for Audi's high profitability is its ability to share technology and platforms with the bigger Volkswagen group, whose brands range from Porsche to Bentley to Skoda.
"Markets are about surprise and expectations, and while most people expect high profitability, input-price inflation could hit margins, and the markets don't really have their eye on the ball about that, " said the analyst.
The country's corporate sector also went into the recession with a high degree of profitability, Randolph said.
It has seen double-digit organic revenue growth and a high level of profitability so far this year.
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With so many movies striving toward such a high bar for profitability, Hollywood can always rely on horror.
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Since the suits wouldnt be made until the orders were in, inventory costs would be low and profitability high.
In keeping overall profitability high, it helps to have a balanced system, where seasonal or cyclical strength in one area can compensate for weakness in another.
Solar panel prices have been falling steadily for two years now and putting pressure on panel makers to keep profitability high (but making solar ever cheaper for customers).
Despite the recent weak readings, we expect business investment in equipment and software to grow at a moderate pace this year, supported by high rates of profitability, strong business balance sheets, relatively low interest rates and credit spreads, and continued expansion of output and sales.
Serious, competitive reform to the banking system is essential if the state banks' legacy of poor profitability and high non-performing loans is not to continue jeopardising the country's prospects for growth.
Compensation has become so high that it significantly affects the profitability of even relatively large corporations.
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Baidu has faced growing competition in its core search business from Qihoo, putting pressure the profitability of its once high-flying main profit engine.
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But banks do have strong brands and plenty of capital: they may end up buying some of the online brokers, though not at their current high share-prices and low profitability.
The first is a CEO who is a champion for the customer, who appreciates the connection between high net promoter score and superior profitability and who insists that all departments are committed to delivering great customer experiences.
Although continued federal support will help assuage investor fears, uncertainties around feedstock supply and production profitability persist, translating into high levels of risk for investors.
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What is most significant is that the solution does not require vast capital outlays, but rather, education and training in a low-technology, high-knowledge strategy that greatly increases profitability.
Despite traditionally weak seasonality, continued economic stagnation in Europe, and the prolonged supply shortage in the PC industry, the Display Panel Business was able to improve profitability by expanding sales of high-end premium panels such as LED TV and 3D panels, which pushed TV panel sales up in the mid-20 percent range on-year.
Some pros consider the stock as way undervalued for its high-quality products and steady and dependable profitability over the years.
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Mr Pratt added that high fuel costs had hurt Cathay's profitability, especially on long-haul routes, which it said were dominated by "older, less fuel-efficient, Boeing 747-400 and Airbus A340-300 aircraft".
The researchers found that incentive schemes based solely on origination resulted in a 16 percent increase in lending compared with a high-powered incentive scheme, and reduced profitability by 5 percent.
Among middle-aged Japanese men recently, suicide rates have soared so high that they are making a real difference to the profitability of life insurers.
Those are high expectations for a company with no recent history of economic profitability.
However, for the remainder of 2013, high value-added DRAM for mobile devices and servers will sustain profitability.
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Deflation, combined with huge corporate debts and high nominal interest rates, has led to sharp falls in companies' profitability.
Margins high enough to build muscle in good times, and maintain at least some profitability in bad times.
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