Lynn Good Quotes

Any business owner can tell you that if their company isn't performing profitably and up to standards, one of two things will happen: either you make changes to improve its efficiency, or a competitor will drive you out of business. Market forces have a way of cutting to the chase rather quickly.

If you have a business that isn't growing the top line, it's very hard to deliver attractive returns to shareholders.

We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business.

Profit is the most global aspect of a business, and it is cross-functional.

Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever.

If we take care of the customers and associates and grow the business, Wall Street will be pleased.

In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.

I do think that in order for a company to be interesting to the investment community, there needs to be a plan; there needs to be a bigger retail footprint. There needs to be this idea - DNA, lifestyle, words I hate.

The big companies are the private industry. But they're faced with a short-term need to show a profit in short-term.

The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.

People in retail banks are not smart. They have a business model that's quite difficult to not make money out of - but still they somehow manage it.

Market leadership can translate directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater capital velocity, and correspondingly stronger returns on invested capital.

Creating value isn't enough - you also need to capture some of the value you create.

Our business is strong and enjoys high margins.

Revenue cures everything in the business world.

First, we have to lower our costs to levels that are more competitive. This will prevent the lower-cost airlines from pushing us out of the markets we want to serve. We've made great progress on this front, but we need to keep pushing.

Sun Cellular is the biggest investment in my business career.

When you look at a company that's already succeeded or is at the very top of its game, it isn't necessarily when it's executing well. It tends to be peacetime - you've defeated the competition, you have the highest margins, the highest multiple.

Chasing revenues that don't have good earnings doesn't help us or shareholders one lick.

Business 2.0 was hugely profitable last year, and will be profitable this year.

When I left Apple, it had $2 billion of cash. It was the most profitable computer company in the world - not just personal computers - and Apple was the number one selling computer.

Any new producer starting up is to get investors' confidence. Investors are still very very wary of anything to do with the arts world.

Eliminating what is not wanted or needed is profitable in itself.

We want to be the volume number one, but also we want to have 8 percent in operating profit.

Valuation depends on several factors. From an investor angle, they look at leadership position, management, and what the company's offerings are. I think these three things got 5/5 for a company like Flipkart, and that is what is driving valuations and growth.