Sentences with phrase «of narrowing profit margins»

Rather, the current economic downturn is likely to focus its damage on asset prices - the U.S. dollar, home values, low and mid-quality debt, and equity prices (largely through the combination of narrowing profit margins and lower valuations).

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Eventually he and a handful of fellow farmers sent an open letter to Mackey, complaining that the new rating parameters were «onerous, expensive,» and shifted the cost of marketing to growers, «many of whom are family - scale farmers with narrow profit margins.»

Some of its underperforming stores have been hurt by high rents that have squeezed the already narrow profit margins that supermarkets operate with.

It's just that inflation pressures and narrowing of profit margins will make things worse.

Preliminary results for 2012 suggest that total assets shrank slightly to 10.1 billion forints ($ 43 million), while operating profits dropped by 6 % as a result of lower interest income caused by narrowing margins and the early repayment of foreign currency mortgages.

Traditional book publishers work on very narrow profit margins, so they are wary of taking risks.

The trend is driven by higher overhead costs, narrower profit margins, and an oversupply of realty services, say experts.

The trend is driven by higher overhead costs, narrower profit margins, and an oversupply of realty services.