Decremental

Decremental margins tend to matter most early in a down cycle, when sales are falling faster than companies can cut costs.

Decremental? Fitting Word for Ugly Times 2009

Decremental is a real word; it's a negative increment, or the linguistic inverse of incremental.

Decremental? Fitting Word for Ugly Times 2009

Decremental margin is, ultimately, a measure of operating leverage.

Decremental? Fitting Word for Ugly Times 2009

Decremental margin boils down to this: It is effectively the opposite of operating leverage, or the degree to which each dollar of incremental income adds to profits.

Decremental? Fitting Word for Ugly Times 2009

Decremental leverage or flow-through was 28% from the third quarter of last year to the third quarter of this year.

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Decremental: A gradual decrease in quality or quantity, according to Merriam-Webster.

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Decremental margin (change in operating profit divided by change in sales), excluding the RF segment was 34% in the quarter, including the cost of restructuring, and 31% excluding restructuring costs.

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