Sentences with phrase «to improve margins»

That means retailers catering to this group have had an easier time maintaining or even improving their margins in recent months.

That, along with improving margins, suggest earnings should pick up significantly.

Cheap commodity prices mean improved margins for GT, more people driving, and more needing replacement tires.

They said increased scale from the combination should help improve margins, which in turn should allow additional investment in research and development.

As a measure of profitability, investors will want to see that number improve if the efficiency gains of going cloud are to mean anything in terms of improved margins.

Businesses with opportunities to reduce costs and improve margins through internally focused efforts should be able to capitalize on operating leverage in an expanding economy or modestly grow earnings should sales remain flat.

The best part of this is that it is free (or very cheap) to use marketing software to collect this data and continually improve your margins.

As companies seek growth in an increasingly complex and competitive market, the focus on improved margins becomes more important.

Management has been improving margins for years, and we believe there is more room for improvement going forward.

Their advice has been instead to focus on improving margins by restructuring the business or cutting costs by merging with rivals, rather than banking on the idea of Amazon saving them.

Chrysler plans to decrease its rental - car sales as a percentage of its overall 18 % U.S. fleet mix, as well as improve margins on some of its vehicle lines, the automaker's chief financial officer says during a conference call to discuss third - quarter financial results.

He found the suppliers, including Cussons, had «strong economic and commercial incentives to transition early as possible» because of the significant cost savings and the prospect of improved margins from ultra concentrates.

Segment financial results, however, increased $ 2 million to $ 3 million in the first quarter of 2013 from the first quarter of 2012 reflecting improved margin as a result of the shutdown of two under - performing off - site sales centers in the fourth quarter of 2012.

«Its positioning as thought leader and belief in improving margins while lowering costs for the industry sits well with our philosophies of working alongside insurers to help combat fraud and other areas of cost escalation.»

Its strong brand and the way it helps its customers to go through bigger projects by offering a «one - stop - shop - & - advice» service will secure LOW's market share and improve margins over the long haul.

Along those same lines, North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) wants to improve the Margin Protection Program, a dairy farmer insurance policy that has not yielded sufficient returns for many.

This shows significantly improved margins when compared to losses of $ 210 million for 2016 and $ 326 million for 2015.

«By disintermediating their retailers, they will be able to improve their margins substantially and tell the story of their products in a way that requires no interpretation.»

«Strong public cloud positioning, large distribution channels, a big installed customer base, and improving margins support a path to $ 1 trillion market cap and $ 130 price target for Microsoft,» Weiss wrote.

«We also made significant progress toward improving our margin on the sale of vacation ownership products, or what we call development margin, and are well on our way toward our targeted development margin of over 12 percent for the year.

But it has significantly improved margins when compared to losses of $ 210 million for 2016 and $ 326 million for 2015.

In addition, NCR says it's evaluating programs to drive improved margins in both its hardware and services segments, and expects to achieve $ 150 million in annual - run - rate savings by 2020.

To improve margins there, the chain in 2012 carved out a new roster (called Extra Value Menu), where some food — guess what?

In a bid to improve its margins following the 2015 merger of Heinz and Kraft, the double - barreled food giant reportedly shuttered factories and slashed thousands of jobs.

The changes improved margins so much that the company dropped the retail price to $ 59.50.

The water they will be drilling up there will be fairly shallow and most scientists believe the oil is under less pressure which improves your margin for safety.

We invest in small and medium - scale companies with growth potential to jointly achieve institutionalization, high levels of growth, leadership positions in the market and improve margin efficiencies

PEP's ability to continually improve its margins represents a strong competitive advantage in a market filled with competition.

The first part of Taco John's new «recipe» for growth involves improving its margins and expanding its sales.

Visweswaran has over 16 years of experience helping restaurants improve margins and manage costs using SCA's solutions.

The manufacturing world is abuzz with the promises of increased productivity, better information and improved margins at the metaphorical hands of these technological advances... Ed Rodden of food processor SugarCreek can tell you that connected devices will aid in building a safer workplace.»

For the year, EBITDA improved by $ 22.6 million driven by higher revenue and improved margin rates.

Management is confident that it can continue to improve margins going forward, which combined with an even higher dedication to R&D should allow Hormel to continue growing at a similar pace in the coming years, with top and bottom line growth of 5 % and 10 %, respectively.

Conversely, I would look at things like gold and the Rogers Commodities index and think that as our purchasing power has stayed the same, our raw materials input costs have become much more expensive and are rising after a substantial dip that has improved margins drastically.

Use POS system to help management improve margins, ensure accurate sales reporting, manage more effectively, and develop staff revenue goals

Expert in the design and implementation of continuous quality improvement initiatives and health care best practices aimed to strategically reduce operating costs and improve margins without sacrificing quality of care.

Execute VA / VE strategy and improve product function (s) whilst reducing costs to provide said function (s), thereby improving margins and profitability.

One excerpt from your book said: «Improve your margins by driving non-sexy innovation.»

• Health - care names investors may want to consider include Merck and Pfizer, two value companies with improving margins, improving revenue growth with a rising dividend.

«Building on the first quarter's strong performance, we continued to improve our margin from the sale of vacation ownership products, which we refer to as development margin.

However, the company's first - quarter update has also stoked concerns over Tesla's cash burn and how, exactly, it will improve margins while ramping Model 3 production.

Its strong brand and the way it helps its customers to go through bigger projects by offering a «one - stop - shop - & - advice» service will secure LOW's market share and improve margins over the long haul.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is encouraging dairy producers to consider enrolling in the new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP - Dairy), which will provide better protections for dairy producers from shifting milk and feed...

We continue to believe businesses with opportunities to reduce costs and improve margins through internally focused efforts should be well - positioned to capitalize on operating leverage in an expanding economy or modestly grow earnings should sales plateau.

Russian firms then had little choice but to confront the reality that they need to implement new business processes and technology to drive down costs and improve margins as they increasingly depend on international markets for new revenue.

«Strong positioning for ramping public cloud adoption, large distribution channels and installed customer base and improving margins support a path to $ 50 billion in EBIT and a $ 1 trillion market cap for MSFT,» Morgan Stanley's Keith Weiss wrote in a note to clients Monday.