Her profit, she said, dropped to $400 to $500 in recent months.

The next year, in 2009, the profit dropped even further and reached 346.62.

The parent company's profits dropped 53 percent last year from 1990.

Profits have dropped significantly in the year 2006 - 2007.

Profits in 1991 dropped from £23.6m to £10 m before tax.

"Profits could drop by 35 to 40 percent more this year," he said.

Profits dropped 8 percent in 1992, the first decline since 1984, although they rose last year.

Profits at the $5 billion company dropped considerably last year, by about 20 percent.

In one year alone, from 2001 to 2002, Boeing's profits dropped 80 percent.

When profits are dropping and someone hands you that sort of cash, it's easy to get on board with them.