profitable

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Freiha declined to disclose financials but said Blank Street has a $500-million valuation, is profitable and sells about three times as many drinks per store as it did three years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

By the time Bennett took Ashford Inc. private again in 2024—for $11 million—its common shareholders had never had a profitable year after paying interest costs and preferred stock dividends.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Also at Ras Laffan, Shell’s highly profitable Pearl gas-to-liquids facility was struck so heavily that one of its two production lines will be closed for at least a year, according to the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Brinkman pointed to earnings per share, a key metric that shows how profitable a company is.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

One of the reasons Wall Street had cooked up this new industry called structured finance was that its old-fashioned business was every day less profitable.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis