From: Bill Lucy 

In article , email{at}from_Gary_Britt.org says...
> sure there is for various general categories, and it is certainly a gauge of
> whether profits are outrageous or more than normal, which 7% obviously
> isn't.  Again that fact is reflected in their share prices as well.

Your "various general categories" conflates industries with large
margins with those with small margins.

That's simply not realistic from any reasonable business POV. You can't
expect to get a large margin in, say, groceries, but grocers still stay in
business. Why? Because there is money in it.

And grocery store margins are much less than oil company margin -- and on
significantly less sales.

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