The ultimate goal of operating a business is to increase its value. You can accomplish this by growing the business and increasing sales or by making the business more profitable. Sometimes increasing ...

Whether your annual small-business sales total $20,000 or $10 million, understanding your operating income and how to increase that income, is key for long-term success. A high operating income ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

What Is Operating Margin? Operating margin is a profitability ratio that measures operating income relative to revenue. It’s a type of profit margin used to evaluate the performance of executive ...