[lbo-talk] Roach: Productivity in the New Economy

[Doug Henwood]

kelley at pulpculture.org wrote:


>what are "normal" profits-- what's the benchmark?

I'm just comparing it to some other stars. Take a look at:

Nike: <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=NKE>

Compare the profit numbers with

Intel: <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=INTC>

or the champ,

Microsoft: <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=MSFT>.

NKE's good, but not great, and heading down.

Doug