The problem today is that most of the big blue chips report record profit margins.
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Those expectations are awfully high for a company with a poor profit growth track record.
We ended 2010 with a record profit for the group and much improved liquidity.
And, by the way, much of this record profit from the oil industry is coming from our wallets.
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Its April 30 announcement highlighted six consecutive record profit years and forecast an 18% increase in the current year.
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For the quarter, the company's consolidated operating profit reached a record 6.72 trillion won, representing a 79-percent increase year-on-year.
It posted a record profit of 48% percent in the first quarter.
Wells Fargo again booked record profit in the fourth quarter, as ultra-low interest rates continue to both help and hurt the bank.
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Samsung Electronics has said it expects to make a record profit for the quarter to the end of December, powered by growing sales of its smartphones.
Such a decline seems unlikely for a company with such an impressive record of profit growth.
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Operating profit rose to a record 204.9bn yen from 188.4bn yen the previous year.
Bears also worry that profit margins are at record peaks and likely to fall, and that the U.S. and global economies remain fragile.
It's a momentum strategy, essentially: He buys shares of companies with strong price and profit growth and a record of positive earnings surprises.
In an interim report, the company told analysts it expects to post a record net profit at the end of its current fiscal year next March.
And he wants to maximize his profit at a time of record oil prices.
Based on Anheuser-Busch's track record of delivering profit growth and its dominant market position, Moroney rates the stock a long-term buy.
That all said, Caterpillar still booked record sales and profit.
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With the bulk of its manufacturing facilities in southern China, the company delivered record revenues and profit in 2012, boosted by strong sales of power tools and floor care products in the U.S. and European markets.
Wells Fargo again booked record-high quarterly profit even as its key mortgage unit lost ground.
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In SEOUL , Samsung Electronics climbed 2.5% after the technology company announced a record first-quarter profit, boosted by strong sales of its mobile devices.
Samsung, the market leader in smartphones, on Friday said its fourth-quarter profit surged 76% to a record high on the strength of smartphone sales, including its Galaxy S line.
Operating profit for the businesses also hit a record 2.52 trillion won.
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Macintosh computers now have a 10 percent market share, while notebook computers are as much as 20 percent (with an industry record-setting margin of profit).
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Yet the stock market can only produce strong returns from these levels if U.S. company profit margins, which are already near record levels, keep expanding on a rising tide of growth and prosperity.
Innovation Snabe 01-10-2013-AIn fact, the South Korean manufacturer of the iPhone-rivaling Galaxy S III enjoyed its fifth consecutive record-breaking quarter for operating profit in Q4, Financial Times reported Tuesday.
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His record of taking money from lawyers who profit from private litigation that often follows closely on the heels of government investigations could provide fodder for his enemies.
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With 55% of BET's lineup coming from free music videos supplied by the record labels, the channel musters pretax profit margins of 40%, far higher than those of most cable channels.
Goldman Sachs Group chief Lloyd Blankfein said macro-economic concerns weighed on the appetites of investors and corporations in the first quarter, but the bank still managed to record a modest increase in revenue and profit from a year ago.
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Its vehicle businesses have gained market share in three out of four regions in 2004, achieving record profitability in Asia Pacific and returning to profit in Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.
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