"We continue to expect solid-top-line growth and expansion of our annual operating margin to approximately 5% of revenue, " says JimMuehlbauerJim Muehlbauer, Best Buy's chief financial officer.
"We continue to expect solid-top-line growth and expansion of our annual operating margin to approximately 5% of revenue, " says Jim Muehlbauer , Best Buy's chief financial officer.
Rising top-lines, with margin improvements, result in geometric improvement in earnings, which results in higher multiples.
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As inflation then outpaced interest rates by a widening margin once more, the gold price rose eight-fold to its ultimate top of Jan. 1980.
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Should bonuses come off the top-line, bottom-line, be based on contribution margin, be subjectively or objectively distributed, be paid in cash, stock, options, profit sharing, perks, or some other mechanism?
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Operating margin in Q1 was 9.8%, at the top of the company forecast range of 7%-10%.
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This business had a fat 33% operating margin (in the sense of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), and its top line--goosed by immigrants sending money back home to their families--was increasing at a 14% annual clip.
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