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6 of 6 ratios computed · receipts verified server-side

Idiot Index
71
out of 100 · 6/6 ratios · FY 2023

The full receipt

Latest published value for each ratio, with the sector median for context and year-over-year change where the prior year is available.

  • Markup

    How much revenue per dollar of cost.

    2.4725× revenue / costverified
    $1 of cost becomes $2.47 of revenue
    Sector median: 1.6484Top 16% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Operational Markup

    Revenue per dollar of cost + operating expenses. The multiplier after legitimate operations.

    1.2721× revenue / (cost + opex)verified
    $1 of cost+opex becomes $1.27 of revenue
    Sector median: 1.2158Median range for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Labor Share

    How much of every revenue dollar reaches workers.

    0.1344of revenue → workersapprox.verified
    13¢ of every $1 of revenue reaches workers
    Sector median: 0.1439Median range for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Executive Extraction

    How many times a CEO out-earns the median employee.

    336.5× CEO / median workerverified
    CEO earns 336× the median worker
    Sector median: 210.0Median range for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Shareholder Extraction

    Dollars sent to shareholders for every dollar invested in R&D.

    9.7687× buybacks+dividends / R&Dverified
    $9.77 to shareholders for every $1 in R&D
    Sector median: 11.34Median range for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Capital Extraction

    How much of net profit goes to shareholders rather than back into the business.

    1.3846× buybacks+dividends / net incomeverified
    138% of net profit returned to shareholders — funded beyond current-year earnings
    Sector median: 0.7340Top 20% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0