From: "Robert Comer" 

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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