profitable operation

基本解释

Retained earnings is derived from profitable operations.
留存收益源于获利性经营。
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GM chief executive officer Rick Wagoner was asked if his company is considering selling its profitable operations in China.
通用公司行政主管里克.瓦格纳被问及，通用公司是否考虑出售设在中国的盈利的工厂。
To deliver proven products and services that give professionals in sales and management production growth, producer development and profitable operations.
为销售与管理领域的专业人士提供已得到经验证实的产品与服务，帮助他们提升产能、优化人力、确保利润。

While this required cutting expenses and shutting down less profitable operations, it demonstrated the resiliency of American companies in the face of trouble.
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High valuations for social networking and e-commerce companies are seen as out of whack with revenue growth figures and money losing or barely profitable operations.
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Less profitable operations would hurt the stock prices of such companies.
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