Operating margins in the Eastern Hemisphere showed good improvement in the fourth quarter, he notes.
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We will look for any impact on its operating margins because of these cuts.
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Operating margins as a percent of consolidated sales improved to 3.2% from 2.7% a year ago.
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It draws 43% of its revenues from manufacturing-related businesses with high incremental operating margins.
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With two complementary brands, the company was able to improve its operating margins and distribution.
This combined with strong cost controls allowed us to significantly exceed expectations for operating margins.
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Finally, overcapacity pressured operating margins, impacting players that lack scale or management expertise to reduce costs.
We expect to increase non-GAAP operating margins by another approximately 200 basis points in FY15.
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As such, we are targeting to reach 30% non-GAAP operating margins by the end of FY15.
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Anadigics commands impressive incremental operating margins partly because its cutting-edge six-inch wafer fab in Warren, N.
Operating margins here approach 20%, four times what Rouge typically gets for raw steel.
Trying to defend mid-teen operating margins may simply not be an option for HTC.
With some luck, able operators might clock 5% pretax operating margins, assuming decent occupancy rates.
During the recession operating margins declined by two full percentage points to 10 percent.
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We currently forecast negative operating margins for this segment through 2011, and improvement thereafter.
In our technology business, we benefit from healthy operating margins that support our bottom-line performance.
Meanwhile, Mahaney notes that the company in the latest quarter generated record high U.S. operating margins.
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Higher pricing helped Altria boost its operating margins, partially offset by lower shipment volumes.
Below you can see how improved operating margins for this segment can help Microsoft.
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The impact of increased revenue is itself small due to low operating margins of this segment.
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These frictional costs will hit operating margins across all divisions driving them down significantly.
Operating margins improved in the third quarter thanks to expense control measures in the company's stores.
For instance, its operating margins plunged from 20% in 2007 to 7% in 2011.
Earnings from operations for the division too increased by 32% as divisional operating margins held steady.
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However, in comparison, earnings from operations increased only 1% year-on-year due to lower operating margins.
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After all, its ratio of operating margins to consolidated sales rose from 2.7% to 3.2%.
Their common denominator is flattish revenues, declining operating margins and little or no earnings momentum.
Operating margins, a key measure of efficiency, rose from 13.5% to 15.1% since he took over.
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And leading firms are emphasizing company-wide cost reductions, as strong competition and excess capacity pressure operating margins.
Three years ago most newspaper companies had launched successful Web sites and enjoyed operating margins approaching 30%.
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