by "Capt. JG" <jganz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jun 19, 2008 at 12:24 PM
"Dave" <Dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:648l54h8lmricbnoagl2ptd63pcpejmoup@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:45:59 -0700, "Capt. JG" <jganz@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> said:
>
>>> What's the order of magnitude of the gross margins of:
>>>
>>> Oil Companies?
>>> Pharma Companies (who now like to call themselves "Pharmaceutical
>>> Research
>>> Companies")?
>>> Electronics Manufacturers?
>>> Computer Equipment makers?
>>> Microsoft?
>>
>>Sounds fine to me. Is that the order from most to least obscene? Glad
I'm
>>not on the list!
>
> It's in order from the lowest gross margins to the highest.
Really?
http://www.fool.com/investing/high-growth/2008/01/25/i-like-big-margins-and-i-cannot-lie.aspx
Big bummer about the oil companies... gross margins of less than 10%...
the
sky is falling!!
http://www.wa****ngtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR2005102702399.htmlhttp://seekingalpha.com/article/10094-chart-flash-memory-manufacturers-gross-profit-margins
>
> [snip]
>
>>> you noticed how empty the roads are recently?
>>
>>It's crowded on the freeway in Silicon Valley.
>
> Gee, so is it on the East Coast. Funny that should happen in time of
such
> a
> "nation crisis" isn't it?
Not really. We cling to our gas-guzzling cars, guns, and religion. I know
I
do!
--
"j" ganz @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
