She said more established financial companies have long struggled to serve lower - income markets because of high development costs and low profit margins. (entrepreneur.com)
Infrastructure assets have traditionally been characterized as long - lived, with high development costs (barriers to entry) and the potential for steady income streams, often linked to inflation. (blackrockblog.com)
The increase was driven by $ 9 million of higher development margin and $ 4 million of higher resort management and other services revenues, net of expenses. (marriottvacationsworldwide.com)