Sentences with phrase «vast majority of these profits»

Major energy companies are called «Big Oil» for a reason, as the vast majority of their profits comes from the upstream divisions, which explore and produce oil.

From BNSF to Geico and Dairy Queen, Berkshire Hathaway's business units generate the vast majority of their profit from domestic operations.

Not exact matches

The company's enterprise business, which accounts for the vast majority of its revenues and profits, has locked in gushers of ongoing revenue.

About 100 Boardlist candidates (some of whom already sit on not - for - profit, for - profit, or advisory boards, and the vast majority of whom live in the U.S.) were asked a number of questions about their experiences in business, and also about the fact that so few women serve on corporate boards.

The shift, which now covers the vast majority of new phones sold, has helped improve the carriers» profit margins while cutting into upgrade sales at phone makers, including Apple (aapl) and Samsung.

But the $ 11.34 billion gain from the new tax law made up the vast majority of its reported $ 12.27 billion fourth quarter profit.

Philip Morris (pm), the maker of Marlboro cigarettes everywhere except the United States, gets the vast majority of its sales and profits from traditional cigarettes, which kill an estimated 6 million people a year worldwide.

Thus, Snap, Facebook, Google, Alibaba, and Apple, all with the vast majority of their revenues coming from single lines of business, look more vulnerable than Microsoft, Amazon, and Tencent, whose revenues and profits are spread out more evenly across multiple sources.

Companies that have adopted this have found that they are able to grant the request in the vast majority of cases, they have actually found that productivity has gone up, profits have gone up, staff morale has gone up and keeping staff is easier.

Recently, Amazon has started reporting consistent profits, largely due to the success of Amazon Web Services, its cloud computing business.192 Its North America retail business runs on much thinner margins, and its international retail business still runs at a loss.193 But for the vast majority of its twenty years in business, losses — not profits — were the norm.

As we discussed last quarter, we continue to view Olive Garden as a business where the vast majority of fundamentals remain competitively strong from average unit volumes and restaurant level profit margins to brand perception and employee retention.

Tops said «the vast majority» of its 174 stores «are already sustainable profit centers, showing strong sales numbers» and offering the potential to generate strong cash flow in the coming years.

The reality is that profiting from ETF and stock trading in a raging bull market is not that difficult because a vast majority of stocks will trend higher, but what separates amateurs from the professionals is the ability to hold on to those profits when the stock market inevitably changes direction, which usually occurs quite swiftly.

In addition, if the price of Bitcoin can rise or fall 10 % or 20 % in a day — a price swing which exceeds the profit margins of the vast majority of businesses in the world — who will be willing to use this as a medium of exchange in commerce?

Since the vast majority of Google's profits come from AdWords advertising, these high CPC keyword categories are responsible for a large part of Google's profits.

The vast majority of us in the church are able to live like relative Ahabs because Jezebel is scheming schemes and working works around the clock - in our name and, as it works out, also to our profit.

In summary, there are four major reasons for the high amount of sexual violence and overall violence in TV produced in the U.S.: (1) monopoly control of program production and distribution by a handful of powerful companies (2) the drive for profits far in excess of those enjoyed by the vast majority of U.S. businesses (3) a lack of accountability on the part of sponsors and

There are three major reasons for the high amount of sexual violence and overall violence in programs: (1) monopoly control of program production and distribution by a handful of powerful companies; (2) the drive for profits far in excess of those enjoyed by the vast majority of American corporate business, and (3) the failure of the Federal Communications Commission to exercise adequate oversight of broadcasting.

The president of Coca - Cola South Pacific, Roberto Mercade, said: «The vast majority of the funding in Australia goes to... support charities, the public sector and not - for - profit organisations.

It has been a lot of fun, and to come out at the end in profit is no mean feat, especially when the vast majority of our bets have been variations on West Ham to win games.

All of which means that Skype's overhead is so low that the company seems positioned to make a healthy profit, despite the fact that it's giving away the vast majority of its services.

Battle hardened gamers will know that the vast majority of «80s and «90s movie tie - ins were terrible — it was a time when publishers could always bank on licensed software to turn a profit, even if the game itself was an abomination.

One executive boasted that his for - profit college could accommodate more students simply by adding more computer servers because the vast majority of students were enrolled online.

Charter and for - profit alternatives may be on the rise, but the vast majority of alternative schools are district - administered programs, and have been around much longer.

Traditionally published novels will continue to be the vast majority of all books published and where the highest profit margins are per product sold.

Traditionally Published novels will continue to be the vast majority of all books published and where the highest profit margins are per product sold.

The vast majority of the books in the «traditional» publishing industry barely ever break even — and an even smaller percentage of self published books ever see a profit.

Additionally, although LCD displays are still present in the vast majority of handsets, their numbers are expected to decline in the coming years since profits are becoming lower due to price decreases as a result of oversupply.

The vast majority of the publishers are now making a profit and the usage of mobile and tablet apps is on the upswing.

The vast majority of traditional - published books follow the basics I laid out above and price their electronic books to a profit and loss calculation, trying to predict sales and time of sales just as I did above.

By cutting out the middlemen who take the vast majority of the money, self - publishers can often simultaneously charge readers a lot less for a book while still making a greater profit per book.

In the vast majority of cases, companies sell mobile devices with more capacity at higher prices, due mainly to the added cost of storage, as well as their ability to generate substantially higher profits.

While Android - based tablets are selling very well, the vast majority of these are small, inexpensive models with razor - thin profit margins.

That's not how a for - profit business works, especially when, again, it's providing the vast majority of the services you use daily for free.

So you do get to deduct personal expenses and get taxed on «profit» - but since the vast majority of people don't keep detailed records of what they spend, it's much simpler just to use blanket deduction amounts for everyone.

Zamano's H2 - 2016 revenue run - rate was $ 26.7 million, with a $ 3.6 million gross profit — obviously this revenue / customer base is now melting away, but Zamano's slashed staff & eliminated the vast majority (presumably) of its marketing / customer acquisition spend.

This is all because when it comes to the distribution phase, the vast majority of the withdrawals come from basis (return of the original money you invested), and not «profit» (AKA unrealized capital gains).

(FYI — the vast majority of «for - profit» facilities have failed in North America.

Agents sell the vast majority of life policies written in the U.S. because the life insurance industry has a vested interest in pushing high - commission (and high - profit) whole - life policies.

The Big Three — Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group — control a vast majority of that ecosystem, leaving just a small amount of revenue and zero profit for Spotify to recoup from its 70 million paying subscribers.

The vast majority of wealth, at least in North America, that is used to fund both the for - profit and ultimately not - for - profit sectors, is created through the work of entrepreneurs.

The vast majority of my customers who have used hard money loans get away from them, because virtually all of the profit in the deal is mitigated with interest and fees from hard money lenders.