unprofitable

Example Sentences

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The company’s foundry business remains unprofitable, but Intel is winning back confidence following capital infusions from industry partners and federal government support.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The women told the BBC they ran up debts as a result of fitting out new stores and running unprofitable stores that lost money, in addition to Covid loans and Vodafone's fines system.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The prospect of massive initial public offerings by unprofitable companies is making a major index provider reconsider its rules.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

A database maintained by University of Florida business professor Jay Ritter shows that the three-year average buy-and-hold return is negative for unprofitable companies after their IPOs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Suddenly I realized that this unprofitable task of his was probably nothing more than a method of whiling away the early morning hours, much as other insomniacs do crossword puzzles.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt