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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Operating margins or margin?
I've been writing financial reports for a long time and could never understand why we always use the plural form of margin. Any guesses?
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What kind of report? As with most S/P choices, it would depend on whether you were stating a single average margin on a company income statement or the various margins for the various divisions or products.
- What kind of report?
- As with most S/P choices, it would depend on whether you were stating a single average margin on a company income statement or the various margins for the various divisions or products.
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What kind of report? As with most S/P choices, it would depend on whether you were stating a single average margin on a company income statement or the various margins for the various divisions or products.
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What kind of report? As with most S/P choices, it would depend on whether you were stating a single average margin on a company income statement or the various margins for the various divisions or products.
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thanks for your quick reply. I was talking about financial reports that investment banks put out.
I once used "EBITDA margin" but soon realized that everyone else was writing "EBITDA margins."
Am I wrong?
I once used "EBITDA margin" but soon realized that everyone else was writing "EBITDA margins."
Am I wrong?
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I am a grammarian, not a financial officer, but at least one respected financial dictionary, [url=http://www.investorwords.com/5538/EBITDA_margin.html]INVESTORWORDS.COM[/url], is happy with the singular.
Of course, if all the banks in your neighborhood are referring to a single compan
I am a grammarian, not a financial officer, but at least one respected financial dictionary, [url=http://www.investorwords.com/5538/EBITDA_margin.html]INVESTORWORDS.COM[/url], is happy with the singular.
Of course, if all the banks in your neighborhood are referring to a single compan
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