Sentences with phrase «thin operating margins»

Especially for small retailers, these swipe fees can quickly add up and take a bite out of paper - thin operating margins.

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Shop.ca's model reduced operating costs, but margins were razor thin.

Unlike Google and Facebook, which have highly profitable advertising businesses, Amazon's retail business has operated on thin profit margins that quickly vanish when the company begins spending heavily, pushing it into the red.

In addition, most churches and synagogues operate on a thin financial margin to begin with, and 6 percent could be the margin of survival.

«As a manufacturer and distributor, you have to have your operation down perfect, and run everything as tightly as you can, because we operate on thin margins.»

Due to mandated minimum wage increases, restaurants that were already operating on razor - thin margins must pay servers and cooks more, an increase that some simply can't sustain.

This defense doesn't break down often, but even one in a game is backbreaking to a team whose offense operates on a razor thin margin of error.

New York's hospitals already operate on a razor - thin profit margin that would disappear if the state cuts Medicaid reimbursements to make up for the loss of revenue from the counties, she said, predicting that some medical facilities would be forced to shut down.

Either figure is significant in an industry that operates on thin profit margins.

«Beekeeping is a tough way to make a living, because it operates on really thin margins,» Brosi says.

Indeed, VW insiders say that 80 percent of VW Group's profits come from Porsche, Audi, and the commercial division, leaving all the other automotive businesses operating at paper - thin margins or losses.

Because of the logistical challenges of getting shipments to a customer in 48 hours, Prime orders often have to be split up and sent from more than one location — a big cost for a retailer operating at a thin profit margin to start with.»

Conventional wisdom is that Amazon have been pinning their hopes on eBooks as the key area which might one day make them a profit (they're certainly not making any money on sales of Kindle devices, which operate on absolutely wafer - thin margins).

Small businesses operate on a very thin margin and a small business loan should only maintain that trend.

If they're forced to operate with razor - thin margins, perhaps they'll be tempted to engage in more extracurricular activities, such as securities lending.

In 2011 the company suffered a significant impairment to earning due to the very harsh weather across Europe, in an industry operating on wafer thin margins this can have a significant impact.

And just in case you think I'm simply cherry - picking numbers out of thin air here, it's important to note the company actually generated operating free cash flow (i.e. operating cash flow, less net capex) of EUR 42 million in the past two years — that's an average 8.0 % Op FCF margin!

Of course, the reality is that most brick - and - mortar retailers can not compete with the prices offered by online - only businesses, which may be operating at razor — thin or nonexistent margins.

The trucking industry is highly competitive, profit - margins are thin, and fuel is the single biggest operating expense.

Unlike its core e-commerce retail business — which often loses money or operates on razor - thin margins — advertising is likely extremely profitable.

That's because they operate on thin margins as it is.

The reason OnePlus operates in this way is to keep margins thin.

To be clear, these one - size - fits - all bundles can still be a better deal than cable TV for a few reasons: They're free from exorbitant set - top box rental fees, they don't require long - term contracts, and they tend to operate at thinner profit margins — or even at a loss — compared to traditional TV packages.

Huawei sells cheaper networking equipment than American rivals like Cisco, and being forced to use more expensive equipment would destroy the thin margins that many smaller ISPs operate under.

With component costs falling and smartphones being commoditized, they are operating at razor thin margins.

Following the global success of the firm's last several Android flagships, the possibility that OnePlus invests in another mid-range experiment remains somewhat dubious, especially as the company is already operating at relatively thin profit margins with its high - end products that would erode even further in the even more competitive lower price brackets.

Amazon famously operates on razor - thin margins to maximize revenue, so a 30 % commission on all sales just isn't going to be viable.

Most Bitcoin miners operate on thin margins and are therefore very conscientious of their revenue and costs.

«Home flipping profits continue to be squeezed by a dwindling inventory of distressed properties available to purchase at a discount and increasing competition from fair - weather home flippers often willing to operate on thinner margins,» Blomquist said.

Because landlords are not free to raise rents in the same fashion as with other multifamily properties, many LIHTC properties operate with thin profit margins.