From: "Robert Comer" 

>

It seems that one of our political party's think so...

- Bob Comer


"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
news:pmumvucidknv0t76uotn7d89p8qphktgqf{at}4ax.com...
>
> Yup.
>
> /m
>
>
>
> On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 13:02:15 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote:
>
> >Microsoft I'd bet.
> >
> >- Bob Comer
> >
> >
> >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> >news:aipmvucjk5fi9e4g61eojf8pirimeasm4e{at}4ax.com...
> >>
> >> I'm not sure where to get the data (I'd do it myself if I did ;-) ).
> >>
> >> I did see the sorted (or sordid?) list in a papyrus-based financial
> >> magazine a few months ago.  Guess which company had the highest profit
> >> margin?
> >>
> >>  /m
> >>
> >> On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 10:36:29 -0500, "Robert Comer"
> >>  wrote:
> >>
> >> >Where would on find enough data like that? I can find individual
company
> >> >data, but is there a common place to get multiple companies...
> >> >
> >> >- Bob Comer
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
> >> >news:veimvugh1uc8r3dmbtq20dqqk1lnpab263{at}4ax.com...
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I keep on asking if anyone has sorted the companies
of the S&P 500
> >> >> according to their profit margins.   So far, no one
seems to want to
> >> >> do the task.
> >> >>
> >> >>   /m
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:52:20 -0600, "Joe Barr"
> >> >>  wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >>
>
>>>http://computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/windows/story/0,10801,76454,00
.
> >h
> >> >tml
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >No one questions Microsoft's right to make a
profit, but when
you're
> >> >> >talking about profit margins of 85% and 79%,
respectively, we have
a
> >> >right
> >> >> >to question the validity of the business advice
from someone who
> >clearly
> >> >> >doesn't operate a "normal" business.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Of course, part of Microsoft's world has
competition, but it
> >consistently
> >> >> >loses money there: MSN lost $97 million on
revenue of $531 million
for
> >> >the
> >> >> >same period that ended in September. The
CE/Mobility unit had red
ink
> >of
> >> >> >$33 million on just $17 million in sales, while
Xbox lost $177
million
> >on
> >> >> >sales of $505 million. The Great Plains unit had
losses of $86
million
> >on
> >> >> >revenue of $107 million.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
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