Sentences with phrase «not make a profit on»

The carriers didn't make a profit on the old, subsidized phone plans, so they've benefitted from shifting the expense onto customers directly.

Shareholders in a zoo near Shanghai, frustrated that they weren't making a profit on their investment, fed a live donkey to zoo tigers as a form of protest.

To borrow an old retail saying, «you can't make a profit on volume» trading stocks that way.

That probably means that it's not making profit on the normal basis, meaning when you take into account total sales minus total costs.

We do not make a profit on any of them and, generally, can not vouch for any content or products found on them.

They collect it from the businesses — the businesses themselves are not making any profit on it (or at least, certainly should not be!).

The poor exchange rates mean that Nissan is not making any profit on the Cube in Europe.

I know authors who use indie presses and the cost of buying copies of their books from the indie is so high, they can't make a profit on their copies unless they jack up the price to a point where it drives potential customers away.

Ethical breeders, due to the costs of genetic testing, health care for both parents and puppies, and other expenses involved, do not make a profit on the puppies they place into homes.

We do not make any profit on the adoption fee.

I honestly don't think they care because while they aren't making any profit on your used game return, they aren't taking a loss either.

As part of that, «Tesla's philosophy is to not make profits on servicing its cars (which aligns its interests with the EV owners — they now have incentives to make cars that don't break down),» but that approach severely cuts into the profits of the conventional dealership model.

The company explains the pricing, mentioning that they are not making a profit on this upgrade, but it's still expensive because of the very low volumes and because the packs need to be hand - made (can't set up a robotized production line for just a few battery packs):

88 - 356 and 00 - 420) are highly influential, and nearly all state and local opinions are consistent with them in all relevant respects (the only significant departure is that, in Texas, a hiring firm can not make a profit on worked performed by a freelance lawyer).

Because they're not making a profit on it.

Third, the company aims to drive revenue, she said, adding that it likely doesn't makes a profit on Prime Day itself.

The Korean Herald goes on to add Samsung may delay the launch of the device if the company feels it can't make a profit on it, or if the device is not marketable.

«Believe me, we're not making a profit on a $ 110 fee.»

Thinking through this it's easy to see how a property manager most likely won't make profit on the 8 % fee, that just covers the monthly nut, but on up charging for maintenance and evictions.

Not exact matches

Kaiser Permanente is made up of multiple branches to handle a variety of healthcare needs and operates their health plans on a not - for - profit basis, with a mix of for - profit businesses and health centers mixed in to help subsidize the other parts of the group.

But as a for - profit, I can make smart bets on marketing and talent that will allow us to do a lot of good over time, because I am not scrutinized about how I spend money in the same way that nonprofits are.

It also became apparent that profitsharing didn't compensate for a deal structure that benefited the private investors at the government's expense — a lot of SBICs made big profits even as the SBA lost money on its investment.

Although his definition wouldn't fly with most accountants, it makes great management sense: «I base my cash - flow reports strictly on aftertax profit numbers.

The product is described on HBO's website as «A hat, specially designed to be worn on the head, as a reminder of the real Donald Drumpf,» along with the added fact that «All hats are being sold at cost, because we know nothing would irritate him more than someone choosing not to make a profit.»

Bigelow has spent just under $ 290 million on his venture, and is the sole benefactor of Bigelow Aerospace, which does not yet make a profit.

The ACCC did not say on Friday whether the banks succeeded in influencing the ringgit rates — which affect who profits from a trade, and by how much — but said that rules required them to make their pricing submissions independently.

If you're focused on only making money for yourself, then you can not be focused on creating that value that you need to attract clients and potentially make a profit.

In C corporations, stockholders only pay taxes on dividends, year to year, and are not liable for taxes on the total profit made.

And then there's the question of how a not - for - profit foundation like Mozilla can even consider these kinds of commercial deals, given the higher public disclosure requirements for nonprofits, not to mention the restrictions on money - making activities that accompany the favorable tax status.

Pepsi has been struggling to balance supporting its newer on - trend drinks while not losing focus on its profit - making but slower - growing core carbonated drinks business, which includes Pepsi - Cola.

Our employees are free to take positive risks knowing that they will not solely be judged on a company's profit margin, but also on factors that all of us at Virgin value, like raising awareness of the brand, creating happy and loyal customers or making a positive impact on the larger community.

For that, they rely on a ladder of cash sources: customers who pay enough for them to make a profit, suppliers who extend generous payment terms, their own frugality when it comes to items that don't add value to customers, friends, family, angels, and venture capitalists — many of whom can be supplying cash at the same time.

Crew members aren't told the margins on products, so placement decisions are made based not on profits but on what's best for the shopper.

Toxic cultures of rampant harassment and exclusion result when boards are so focused on profit that they don't care how the money is made.

4 Sarao traded a ton of E-mini futures during the flash crash — «62,077 E-mini S&P contracts with a notional value of $ 3.5 billion» — and made «approximately $ 879,018 in net profits» that day, or a profit of about 2.5 basis points on the notional amount, which I guess isn't bad for one day's work.

(Heffernan touches on the big - picture disservice in the media's insidious practice of narrowing our horizons for profit, rather than expanding them in the public interest: «[Media companies] know that when we buy a newspaper or a magazine, we aren't looking for a fight... The search for what is familiar and comfortable underlies our media consumption habits in just the same way as it makes us yearn for Mom's mac»n' cheese.»)

Given Wal - Mart's size, it can only acquire companies that make a meaningful impact on its sales and profits, and they don't go up for sale or become available at everyday low prices.

You will place some trades on the market and you will see that you are not making your profit.

So much of the world's stock market value, and so much of the globe's profit - making potential, is overseas that you can't afford to live on U-S stocks alone.

It is these entrepreneurs who are too high risk and too small for mainstream investors, but not for ordinary people like you and I. Here, crowd investing is showing that a profit can be made on this market, and larger investors are opening their eyes and ears to these opportunities.

Again, it is not possible to make more profit than the indicated payout percentage on any trade you have placed.

This is a rule that says a person selling her primary residence does not have to pay taxes on the first $ 250,000 she makes in profits.

Traders do not require any particular training or studies, but to join the platform, potential traders will have to come up with a strategy statement of roughly 750 words, outlining how they wish to use their bitcoin collateral to make profit while trading currency, stocks and ETFs on the platform.

Investors are slowly waking up to the idea that they may not be able to make juicy profits by betting on a sharp rebound in oil prices.

When Google unveiled its new tablet computer earlier this month, the company disclosed that it wouldn't be making much of a profit on the device.

Some Prefatory Remarks to the N.Y.U. Real Estate Institute discussion, Oct. 25, 2001 Economic theory focuses on labor and capital, yet the largest category of tangible assets is not industrial plant and machinery earning profits, but real estate, and its primary objective is to make capital gains.

«U.S. multinational corporations can defer paying tax on profits they earn abroad indefinitely by agreeing not to use the earnings for certain purposes, like paying dividends to shareholders, financing domestic acquisitions, guaranteeing loans, or making investments in physical capital in the U.S..

We take the tedious chore of payroll out of your hands and make it hassle - free, allowing you to focus on profit, not paperwork.

Financial services firms would still be able to adopt a variety of business models and make a reasonable profit, but not by preying on the lack of sophistication of the average worker or retiree who relies on them for best - interest recommendations.»

But when we see someone make the right call on bigger and bigger trades for nearly 20 years running — and deliver 30 % returns even after charging an absurd 3 % of assets and 35 % of profits as Cohen does — it's not envy that is the instinctive response; it's disbelief.