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😳I really didn’t mean to upset you so much wee man… don’t get too emotional. Just having a conversation here aren’t we?
Percentage is entirely legitimate to look at, it’s merely a way of quantifying what the raw numbers mean versus the raw numbers from last years performance.
No one said Samsung stock is tanking, you’re kind of shouting that into an empty room.
I was acknowledging that a 95% drop in profits vs the same period over the previous year is definitely a newsworthy item especially in two consecutive quarters… I think any shareholder of Samsung would agree.
Company makes 1 dollar q1 2022. Company makes $.05. Q2 of 2023.
Headline: “company loses 95% of its profits.”
It’s the opposite of meaningful.