There's huge free cash flow, and 1998 should be a turnaround year for the company as margins increase.

"The industry may be maturing, and therefore margins aren't rapidly increasing the way they were."

Asselin's margin of victory increased to 2,000 votes at the 1965 election.

When oil prices fall, they can usually delay cutting prices, and margins increase.

Its gross margin increased to its highest level, 35 percent.

Operating margins increased to 9.9 percent in the fourth quarter of last year.

Just as telling, the company's gross margin has increased to 37 percent of sales, from 33 percent in 1985.

"You have a lot of upfront costs, but the margins increase with scale."

By December 21, Texas' margin had increased to 1.5 points.

"I want to emphasize that over the past few months, retail margins have increased dramatically as farm prices fell," he said.