It is the true bottom-line measure of how much economic profit, or EVA, a company produces per dollar of sales.

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None is a true bottom-line margin that relates profits to sales after deducting all costs, including the opportunity cost of equity capital.

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All of what Davidoff observes may well be true: that bottom lines and personal income have gotten stronger despite ongoing reputational damage.

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