So when the yield curve is steeper, banks have a fatter future gross operating profit margin.
The adjusted operating profit margin is already within the 5% to 7% target exit for fiscal 2007.
Its operating profit margin was up nearly 6.5% despite those notoriously high prices at the fuel pumps.
Their toplines remain in a zero to 5 percent range with no operating profit margin enhancement within sight.
As a result, management expects the operating profit margin to hit 10% soon.
It easily beats the operating profit margin that General Electric reported last year.
These enhancements contributed to its operating profit margin coming in at 17.4% in the last quarter vs. 12% a year ago.
The spread between short and long rates is effectively the gross operating profit margin banks can make on their next loans.
This represents an operating profit margin of 16.9 percent for the quarter.
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Despite the severe drop in revenues in fiscal 2010, the pro forma operating profit margin fell by just 2 basis points to 7.9%.
The growth in ARPU, coupled with lower selling, general and administrative Expenses, helped the operating profit margin expand by 362 basis points to 32.47%.
The adjusted operating profit margin more than doubled year-over-year to 5.13%.
The company saw a significant improvement in the operating profit margin.
Vasella also replaced complacent managers (15 of the top 21 posts turned over) and cut 12, 500 jobs in two years, lifting the operating profit margin five points, to 24%.
The operating profit margin improved 654 basis points to 62.09%.
It now expects fourth-quarter gross profit margin to be in the range of 30.0% to 32.0%, and operating profit margin in the range of 17.0% to 19.0%, when it releases fourth-quarter results on Jan. 22.
"Despite the difficult business environment due to the economic slowdown in developed markets, Samsung achieved a solid performance and recovered its double-digit operating profit margin in the quarter, driven by strong sales of our smartphones, " said Robert Yi, Vice President and Head of Investor Relations.
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As part of Nissan's midterm plan, the company has targeted raising its operating-profit margin to 8% by early 2017 from 6.1% in 2010.
Start with three or four key financial metrics, such as revenue, profit margin, or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue.
It also has reduced operating and maintenance expenses, which will help minimize the profit margin squeeze in the wholesale business.
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These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income tax expense, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income, or earnings, per share, and free cash flow.
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However a rise in operating expenses in such a competitive market is crimping profit margins, measured by EBITDA margin, in addition to this.
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