So if Apple wants to grow with its existing product line, an ongoing profit squeeze is inevitable.
It also has reduced operating and maintenance expenses, which will help minimize the profit margin squeeze in the wholesale business.
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Any serious profit margin squeeze takes the market down 100 points.
Though many companies have announced plans to introduce such devices, Vizio's entry could accelerate price cutting that would squeeze profit margins.
The fear is that a jump in prices will squeeze profit margins as the cost of commodities, goods, and transportation spikes up.
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The fall of the dollar and the dramatic rise in the euro has made European products especially expensive in the U.S. It is difficult enough to squeeze profit out of small vehicles in a market that pays for size.
This freedom allows the IT firms to squeeze a profit even out of the low prices Indian customers demand.
Big companies, what's more, have the ability to squeeze more profit out of their products than do small companies.
One great way to keep setting profit records is to squeeze more work out of the smallest possible employee base.
If Oracle manages to squeeze more profit out of Sun in coming years than it and others first projected, of course, the stock may support a bigger multiple than it currently appears to merit.
It may seem suicidal, but for a company that thinks it has the ability to cut costs by more than its rivals, or is better placed to withstand a squeeze on profit margins, a price war can represent a golden opportunity to boost sales and increase market share.
The challenge comes when Sirius tries to squeeze as much profit as possible out of each subscriber.
They squeeze 9 cents of profit out of every dollar of revenue, compared with an average closer to 7 cents since 1979, according to Goldman Sachs research.
It does no good that Goodyear has 40% of the domestic-made new-car market--the car companies are in a position to squeeze every last penny out of the profit column.
The for-profit managed-care firms that force American hospitals to squeeze costs are unknown in Japan.
Companies need to squeeze costs so they can reach more customers, and accept thin profit margins to gain volume.
It looks inward for ways to squeeze costs through purchasing or rents, to ensure a minimal 10% profit margin.
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