Net income
as a percentage of sales has fallen from 4.5 % to 2 % during the same period, according to S&P Capital IQ, and gross profit margins have slipped.
REBIT margin, which corresponds to recurring operating income
as a percentage of sales, rose to 12.8 % in first - quarter 2018 compared to 11.3 % in the corresponding prior - year period.
While Square started out by offering merchants cash advances through its Square Capital subsidiary starting in 2014, the company announced in March it planned to discontinue those, and was entering the online lending world, offering its customers loans which they pay back
as a percentage of sales.
Because markup is figured
as a percentage of the sales price, doubling the cost means a 50 percent markup.
That alone lowered MathSoft's advertising costs
as a percentage of sales by 4 %.
Scrivens points out that in 2011 R&D
as a percentage of sales was 16.4 %.
Each day, she tracks such measures as the customer - identification rate, percentage of households shopping that week, how many new customers the store is retaining, and markdowns
as a percentage of sales.
Defensive Numbers: This refers to Gross wages
as a percentage of sales and overhead
as a percentage of sales.
The states voting and holding caucuses saw half as many foreclosure sales —
as a percentage of all sales — between 2008 and 2012 than states not holding contests, according to a new report from Trulia, a real estate company owned by Zillow Group.
SG&A expenses declined 2 % or $ 70 million to $ 3.47 billion, or 27.7 % of sales, a decrease of 50 basis points
as a percentage of sales compared to last year.
We anticipate that selling, general and administrative expenses,
as a percentage of sales, will be relatively higher compared to the prior year.
As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses were 23.4 % and flat compared to last year.
Depreciation expense in the quarter was 27 basis points higher
as a percentage of sales basis compared to last year due to increased new units and remodels.
For the quarter, operating profit
as a percentage of sales was 11.0 %.
We anticipate lower restaurant labor expense and restaurant expenses
as a percentage of sales this fiscal year from same - restaurant sales leverage and our transformational cost savings initiatives.
In fact, restaurant level margins improved significantly for the group throughout fiscal 2012, and we continue to leverage our support platform to reduce G&A
as a percentage of sales.
«Lilly's R&D
as a percentage of sales has trended a bit high over the last couple of years,» Conover said.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were 74 basis points lower than last year
as a percentage of sales due to sales leveraging, lower incentive compensation and a reduction in media spend at Olive Garden.
We continue to leverage new unit growth so that puts downward pressure on
that as a percentage of sales.
«To avoid potential value traps, we also filter our companies where the 10 year trend in cash flow
as a percentage of sales or per fully diluted share is negative» Bernard Horn
Strong product revenue, which was $ 74 million above our expectations and was up an impressive 50 % year - over-year, contributed roughly $ 0.03 in earnings upside, with better - than - expected services gross margin and lower operating expense
as a percentage of sales each contributing $ 0.02 of upside.»
You can buy these products guilt - free
as a percentage of sales are donated to the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada.
Actually, Range Rover sells far less cars on finance than comparable Mercedes, Audi and BMW
as a percentage of sales.
Furthermore, comiXology takes its cut on the back end,
as a percentage of sales, so creators don't have to pay up front.
These guides list the percentage of new authors published as well
as the percentage of sales they pay.
(The money they make is when you, the author, order copies from them to re-sell, as well
as a percentage of sales.)
Some funds charge redemption fees when an investor sells fund shares shortly after buying them (usually defined as within 30, 60 or 90 days of purchase); redemption fees are computed
as a percentage of the sale amount.
Apparently, the web - based retail behemoth is so tired of watching shipping costs erode its profit margins (according to WSJ, these costs
as a percentage of sales have risen every year since 2009) that it has decided to build its own delivery operation.
Facebook and Twitter are much less expensive than radio, Del says, so the business has been able to lower the amount it spends on marketing
as a percentage of sales.
creator David Crane gave an extensive interview for the piece, noting of just why the initial four Activision founders departed Atari: «A memo was circulated from the marketing department showing the prior year's cartridge sales, broken down by game
as a percentage of sales.
Here in MA, MLSPIN (our main MLS in eastern MA) requires that the commission be stated in the listing as either a dollar amount or
as a percentage of the sale and that all parties are required by contract with MLSPIN to accept that amount.
In other words, if the fee depends on a sale of property and is calculated
as a percentage of the sale price, the transaction will be considered a trade in real estate and as such, recovery of remuneration is barred by section nine of REBBA if the service provider is not registered under REBBA.
In recent years, the national FSBO rate
as a percentage of all sales has held steady at 8 percent: «Despite the prevalence of online viewing, FSBOs are at near historic lows,» Yun says.
Cap rates represent the income produced for a property
as a percentage of the sale price.
Bank owned foreclosures
as a percentage of sales are declining substantially.
Below are the limits expressed
as a percentage of the sales price or appraised value with Loan - to - Value (LTV) ratios:
Not exact matches
With all
of these types
of funding repayment remains
as a
percentage of card
sales rather than adhering to a fixed repayment schedule.
I experimented with various types
of incentive pay: a
percentage of the profits, combined with concrete incentives tied to concrete, measurable improvements, such
as in
sales growth.
FMS earnings before tax
as a
percentage of FMS total revenue and FMS operating revenue (a non-GAAP measure) were 4.0 % and 4.8 %, respectively, both down 60 basis points from the prior year, primarily reflecting higher depreciation due to vehicle residual value policy changes and lower used vehicle
sales results.
Business owners calculate how much rent they can afford
as a
percentage of annual
sales — generally, it's less than 10 percent
of projected gross revenues, Fetscher says.
Ordinary metrics such
as calls per day and minutes per call are a decent starting point, but they alone are not comprehensive enough to paint a complete picture
of the skills
of any particular
sales rep.. So, consider incorporating lesser - used metrics into your performance tracking, such
as voicemail - return rate, dial - to - opportunity
percentage and dials - to - appointments ratio.
These programs offer merchants financing in exchange for a fixed fee which is paid back
as a
percentage of the merchant's daily
sales.
Basically, under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, any person who negotiates the
sale of stock and receives a
percentage of the transaction
as payment must be a registered broker - dealer.
If the
percentages rise, then they should serve
as an alarm bell to investigate why overhead or wages are going up, why
sales are going or some combination
of all
of the above.
As a
percentage of home
sales, buying by foreigners in Singapore declined to just over 6 percent last year from 18 percent in 2011, Citigroup said in a report.
«I gave the order to the company PDVSA, Pequiven and CVG to realize
as of today a
percentage of their
sales and purchases in... the Petro,» Maduro said (according to a rough translation) during the petro pre-sale announcement.
Gain on
sale was $ 0.3 million during the second quarter
of 2017, primarily reflecting the Company's decision to reduce the
percentage of term loans sold through OnDeck Marketplace to less than 5 %,
as announced last quarter.
Total return rate is determined by calculating the investor return dollars
as a
percentage of the net
of the
sales, redemptions, and exchanges for the period.
As a result, retail
sales taxes raise the Canadian METR [marginal effective tax rate] by approximately 2.5
percentage points, compared to the 9
percentage points that would prevail in the absence
of any exemptions.
The
sales goals for our performance share unit program are expressed in terms
of a
percentage increase or decrease
as compared to our prior fiscal year performance.