According to these numbers, Renzi should have exceeded Bersani by approximately 73 per cent; however, Bersani won the polls with a 10 per
cent margin in the first round (and over 20 per cent in the second round).
In 2012, President Mahama made 5.4 million votes, but this number dropped to 4.7 million in 2016 to clinch him a 44.4 per
cent margin in the overall votes cast at the presidential polls on December 7.
Not exact matches
That's led to cases where some firms, such as Canopy Growth Corp., have reported gross
margins in excess of 100 per
cent.
As well, the company's gross
margins before fair value adjustments shrunk from 58 per
cent of sales or $ 12.5 million, compared to 64 per
cent of sales or $ 6.2 million
in the fiscal third quarter a year ago.
Some publicly traded companies have boasted that their all -
in costs are
in the range of 70
cents to $ 1.75 per gram which translates into profit
margins of more than 80 per
cent.
Shares
in engineering firm Monadelphous Group fell sharply today after it posted a 27 per
cent slide
in profit on the back of lower activity
in the resources and energy sectors and predicted contracting
margins would remain under pressure.
Engineering and construction contractor Decmil Group has posted a 4.9 per
cent fall
in first - half profit to $ 24.3 million as a result of lower construction
margins in the tough market.
The U.S. fuel
margin decreased 17 per
cent to 15.66
cents per gallon driven mainly by the volatility from a rapid rise
in crude oil prices
in the quarter.
As opposed to publicly listed private hospital operators Healthscope and Ramsay, whose
margins have steadily grown from 15 per
cent in FY11 to 18 and 17 per
cent in FY17 collectively (bear
in mind their vastly larger fixed - asset bases skew these figures
in comparison with the capital - light insurers).
The insurers» collective profit
margins have fluctuated moderately from 4.3 per
cent in FY08, to 5.5 per
cent in FY11 to 5.1 per
cent in FY17.
The top three US equity benchmarks closed mixed with the Dow slipping as IBM plunged 7.5 per
cent after it reported narrower profit
margins in the first quarter and no revenue growth unless one factors
in help from a weak US dollar.
Given 85 per
cent of Caltex earnings are from fuel - related sales and refining
margins, «even the smallest level of electric vehicle penetration would have a material impact on earnings,» the fund wrote on its website
in October.
In your example of a «30 % Advertising Profit
Margin» then 70
cents of every dollar of Gross Profit is spent on advertising.
Although it is less than 2 per
cent of total household debt, growth
in margin lending has accounted for over a fifth of the rise
in banks» personal lending (excluding credit cards) since 1996.
According to Laurentian Bank analyst Mona Nazir, the hotel business is expected to eventually rival its air and leisure business
in terms earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), though with significantly better
margins of 25 per
cent, as compared to Transat's
margin of 3 per
cent.
Margin lending by banks and brokers grew by 3.6 per
cent in the June quarter, somewhat slower than the increase of around 10 per
cent in each of the previous three quarters.
Imported car prices rose by 2.5 per
cent in the September quarter 1999, possibly reflecting some rebuilding of wholesalers» and retailers» profit
margins.
The 51
cents a share were far below Street consensus of 74
cents, and the $ 239 million profit on $ 25 billion
in sales illustrates just how thin the company's
margins are.
Margin lending for direct purchases of equities and placements with managed funds rose by 5 per
cent in the December quarter, to $ 15.2 billion.
The background environment was one
in which demand
in Australia — which grew by over 5 1/2 per
cent in 2007 — outstripped, by a significant
margin, any plausible estimate of growth
in potential supply.
The profit
margin in the australian residents health insurance (Arhi) division was also lower than expectations, dropping by 6.4 per
cent for the six months to December 31.
In its full year results announced in February, the group's insurance profit margin of 9.7 percent was near the top end of guidance of 8.5 percent to 10 percent, while its COR was within target range at 93.2 compared to 94.3 per cent for the previous corresponding perio
In its full year results announced
in February, the group's insurance profit margin of 9.7 percent was near the top end of guidance of 8.5 percent to 10 percent, while its COR was within target range at 93.2 compared to 94.3 per cent for the previous corresponding perio
in February, the group's insurance profit
margin of 9.7 percent was near the top end of guidance of 8.5 percent to 10 percent, while its COR was within target range at 93.2 compared to 94.3 per
cent for the previous corresponding period.
In 2016, Mr Neal announced the insurer would hike prices after it's insurance margins in its Australia and New Zealand business fell from 14.8 per cent in the first half of 2015 to 8.9 per cent in the first half of 201
In 2016, Mr Neal announced the insurer would hike prices after it's insurance
margins in its Australia and New Zealand business fell from 14.8 per cent in the first half of 2015 to 8.9 per cent in the first half of 201
in its Australia and New Zealand business fell from 14.8 per
cent in the first half of 2015 to 8.9 per cent in the first half of 201
in the first half of 2015 to 8.9 per
cent in the first half of 201
in the first half of 2016.
The corporate sector appears to be well - placed to fund ongoing capital spending, with corporate profits increasing by 13 per
cent over the year to the December quarter and profit
margins at their highest level
in over a decade.
But as long as 1) inflation remains low, 2) profit
margins remain wide (remember the $ 1.5 trillion tax cut package passed
in December slashed the corporate rate to 21 per
cent from 35 per
cent), and 3) GDP is also not expected to go backwards, stocks will probably remain supported.
You talking about companies like Papa John's who would rather have screwed his employees all over the nation rather than raise pizza prices by 5
cents in order to keep his current profit
margin and cover all his employees, but he gets his 6 - 7 figure salary and that's completely necessary to keep the company running.
The higher -
margin strategy is part of the reason why Mr Clarke said Treasury wasn't really interested
in buying the $ 1 billion - plus Accolade Wines business now destined for an ASX listing
in early 2017 under 80 per
cent owner CHAMP Private Equity.
Mr Durkan first accused multinational suppliers of price gouging soon after joining Coles from Britain
in 2008, saying Australian consumers were paying at least 10 per
cent and as much as 100 per
cent more than British consumers for packaged groceries because suppliers had been making excessive profit
margins in Australia and relying on annual price increases for
margin growth.
Secondly, the aforementioned Food and Grocery Council published research last year that found the gross
margins of FMCG suppliers
in Australia fell from 41 per
cent in 2010 to 38.5 per
cent in 2013, and that their EBIT
margin levels were 7 per
cent lower than a sample set of its international comparators.
Profit
margins across Treasury were 15.3 per
cent in 2015 - 16, and they rose
in all of the main geographic divisions, with Asia the standout.
Accolade is still 20 per
cent owned by New York Stock Exchange - listed Constellation Brands which bought the entire wine business for $ 1.9 billion
in 2003 when it was known as BRL Hardy, and then sold down most of its stake
in 2011 for a much lower multiple after a sustained slump
in profits as the high Australian dollar hit profit
margins on exports.
However,
in the case of Treasury Wine Estates, which generates 9 per
cent of earnings
in the UK and Europe, the currency translation impact may be offset by higher volumes and
margins if consumers trade down to cheaper drops such as Treasury's Blossom Hill label, which sells for as little as # 5 a bottle.
Food price inflation is estimated to have slowed to 1.3 per
cent in the June quarter, compared with 2.5 per
cent in the fourth quarter 2014, increasing the pressure on supermarket
margins.
UBS analysts, for example, are tipping 13.9 per
cent earnings
margin in 2018.
The crunch
in margins caused by a devaluation of the British pound by about 20 per
cent since the June 2016 vote to exit the European Union has been a big blow to Australian wine exporters.
Profit
margins in the Asian operations for Treasury
in the first half of 2016 - 17 were 36 per
cent.
Three years ago, profit
margins in Treasury's Asian business were 38.8 per
cent in its maiden full - year results after it demerged from Foster's, although Mr Clarke explained that figure was skewed somewhat because Treasury had little infrastructure on the ground
in China then.
Australian Food & Grocery Council chief executive Gary Dawson said that while retailer profit
margins would fall to an average of about 5.3 per
cent this year they remained well above those of food retailers
in the US (3.8 per
cent) and Britain (2.0 per
cent) and the global average (3.2 per
cent).
Accolade, which sells brands such as Hardys, Leasingham, Grant Burge and Banrock Station, makes about 55 per
cent of its sales to the UK and Europe with the slump
in the British pound hurting
margins.
Metcash's food and grocery distribution
margins have halved over the last six years, falling from more than 4 per
cent in 2011 to 2 per
cent in 2017 due to operating deleverage and price investment.
Mr Cousins endorses Woolworths» plan to cut grocery prices, boost service
in supermarkets and improve its private label range to better compete with Aldi, but says the investments will lead to a significant earnings rebase as food and liquor
margins fall from 8 per
cent to at least 6 per
cent.
In the first half of 2016 - 17 Treasury's profit
margin across the company was 17.5 per
cent.
Indonesian profits jumped 46 per
cent and New Zealand and Fiji earnings by 10 per
cent, countering a 6 per
cent slide
in Australia, where
margins fell 110 points due to price reductions and channel mix changes.
Operating income was $ 72 million last year, for a 4 per
cent margin, which was up from 2.3 per
cent in 2015.
Investors showed they had little patience for companies that undershot earnings forecasts, even by the thinnest of
margins, sending down shares
in retailer Woolworths on Wednesday by 3 per
cent after its March - quarter sales result came
in slightly shy of analyst targets.
In Lion's dairy and drinks division, volumes fell 17.4 per cent on top of a 7.3 per cent decline the previous year, dragged down by the sale of Lion's low - margin everyday cheese business in May and the loss of private label milk contracts with Coles and Woolworths in 201
In Lion's dairy and drinks division, volumes fell 17.4 per
cent on top of a 7.3 per
cent decline the previous year, dragged down by the sale of Lion's low -
margin everyday cheese business
in May and the loss of private label milk contracts with Coles and Woolworths in 201
in May and the loss of private label milk contracts with Coles and Woolworths
in 201
in 2014.
We don't have a sales problem, we have a
margin problem created by a huge movement
in the currency, which is now 50 per
cent above the historical average.»
Earlier this month Ms Watkins warned that CCA's June - half earnings were expected to fall 15 per
cent because the bottler had been unable to recover higher costs
in Australia as a result of aggressive pricing
in supermarkets and weaker sales
in the higher -
margin route trade.
«To achieve its 10 per
cent margin guidance, we expect the company will need to deliver an additional $ 61 million
in underlying earnings improvement...
in order to achieve this, we expect Schweppes will have to deliver reasonable pricing growth,» he said.
According to Citigroup, Asahi wants to lift Schweppes's
margins to 10 per
cent by 2015, compared with just 2.7 per
cent in the first half of 2013.