1. The stock dipped below $1, and the firm did not consistently return to profitability until 2012.

2. We believe that this is the best way to drive profitability in the device business.

3. A decline in TV prices has further hurt the profitability of the unit.

4. An improved service profitability with lower service costs and new revenue streams.

5. The goal is to return to profitability in the second half of the year, she said.

6. What Apple wants to maintain is high quality and high profitability, not high price points.

7. The analysts say profitability is still a few years away.

8. Executives said the difficult PC market was forcing them to push back their profitability plans.

9. The profitability and lease situations of the stores will determine which are closed, he said.

10. Operating profitability before accounting for depreciation also improved with lower costs.