Sentences with phrase «operating profit margin rose»

As a result, the overall operating profit margin rose to 23.4 per cent from 22.3 per cent in 2009, says Statistics Canada.

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Assuming an operating margin of around 12 percent for Sun, Berenberg said it expected the acquisition to add about 6 percent to Henkel's operating profit in 2017, which would rise to 17 percent by 2019 thanks to revenue synergies.

The Chinese company said its gross margins were impacted by lower ASPs and rising material costs, while the decline in net and operating profits was due to higher operating expenses.

Operating profit before tax rose 39 % to ₤ 67m thanks to annuity sales growth of 19 % to ₤ 742m and a significant rise in new business profit margin, to 8.9 % from 5.0 % in the same period last year.

Operating profit margins improved even more, rising 370 basis points to land at 39.2 %.

Profit before tax and exceptional items rose by 4.0 % to # 44.1 million compared to the previous year but operating margin before exceptional items decreased by 60bps to 16.2 %.

Full - year operating profit rose 3 percent to 4.7 billion euros ($ 5.8 billion) and the company posted a record operating margin of 18 percent.

The 2008 recession was quite impactful, as clients began pushing back on the rapidly rising billable hour rates, and to maintain profit margins, Law firms reacted by reducing their operating costs where possible, in part to retain and attract talent.