Thus, gross profit margins (gross profit divided by sales) and net profit margins (net income divided by sales) should both be analyzed.
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The company keeps churning out unexpectedly big sales and profit gains by supplying chips for smartphones.
Strong demand for iPhones and iPads have driven Apple to sales and profit records this year.
But actions taken in 2008 helped lead to improving sales and profit trends throughout the year.
In reality Mr Lukashenka was encouraging firms to raise output, regardless of sales or profit.
The company said it is suspending sales and profit guidance, and withdrawing previous guidance for FY 2013.
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Its statement comes a day after Top Shop boss Sir Philip Green reported falling sales and profit margins.
Therefore, I want to see a history of sales and profit growth along with stable to rising earnings estimates.
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The move comes six years after he stepped back in as CEO and chairman to revive sales and profit.
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General Electric topped Wall Street sales and profit forecasts for the second quarter.
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Sales and profit performance between the two types of companies is remarkable too.
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What is desired is a healthy balance of both sales and profit growth.
An investment in Amazon now is a bet on a much higher sales and profit base five years down the road.
He believes the consumer and competitive environment remains intensely challenging and will lead to identical store sales and profit margin challenges.
Home Depot, just reported higher-than-expected results for the first quarter of 2013, and raised its sales and profit outlook for the year.
Netflix sales and profit margins, and stock performance have followed similar partners.
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"I want a business that is more focused on sales and one that is better at converting sales into profit, " he said.
Analyst Rob Cihra also trimmed sales and profit forecasts for Dell and Hewlett-Packard, which tumbled 1.98% and 2.16%, respectively, on the day.
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In recent months, sales and profit took another dip, as Americans lost their insurance or put off medical procedures in a crummy economy.
Michael Dell announced the leveraged buyout after his turnaround plan, started with his return as CEO in 2007, failed to revive sales and profit.
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But private businesses remain on the fence about hiring, despite sales and profit increases, Hamilton said when he spoke with Fox Business this morning.
In addition, the market is not adequately discounting the sales, profit and cash flow potential stemming from last year's acquisition of the North American bottling business.
Since returning as CEO in January 2007, Dell has been struggling to revive sales and profit on declining demand for PCs, which account for the majority of revenue.
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Farmer, who kept a tight lid on costs while delivering a 37-year streak of consecutive sales and profit gains, building Cintas into a giant provider of uniform rentals and cleaning services.
That all said, Caterpillar still booked record sales and profit.
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But at least for privately held companies involved in computer systems design and related services, business remains strong, according to new sales and profit margin data from Sageworks Inc.
On the flip side, growth investors are said to be more interested in the growth potential of a security whose underlying company has above-average sales or profit expansion prospects.
Despite a challenged global growth environment due largely to Europe and slower expansion in China, Caterpillar booked its biggest revenue increase since 1947 and its best sales and profit figures since 2008.
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General Electric topped both sales and profit expectations, showing a 21% gain in earnings per share on a 4% decrease in revenues, associated mainly with selling its NBC Universal unit to Comcast.
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Shares of Goldman Sachs hit a 52-week low on Monday and opened at a new yearly low on Tuesday morning after the financial behemoth came up short on both sales and profit forecasts.
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