They say that Mr. Goodwin, in his enthusiasm to beef up production, had concentrated too much on low-margin products.
The radio systems segment managed to book increased sales and orders, but profits fell to $56 million from $96 million a year ago as more of the business was in low-margin products and services.
Second, Nokia sees a future in low-cost, low-margin products.
It will probably be a low-margin product.
Because diapers are a low-margin product, it was deemed economically unfeasible to put Harmon and Harper's idea into mass production while the polymer was still under their patent protection.
Up to half of the production at some mills, including Sendzimira, is of low-margin unfinished products.
That decline occurred despite an increase in high-margin film sales and a drop in the sale of low-margin products like cameras.
Through his own ingenuity, he concentrated the company's marketing effort on selling hardwood flooring, while eliminating other, low-margin products.
Some of Sunbeam's low-margin products that might be discontinued are bathroom scales, clocks and resin lawn furniture, analysts said.
"No one has ever resolved this puzzle: How do you have high-priced bankers selling low-margin products, and ordinary bankers selling M& A advice?"