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6 of 6 ratios computed · receipts verified server-side

Idiot Index
60
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.

    1.6719× revenue / costverified
    $1 of cost becomes $1.67 of revenue
    Sector median: 1.4054Top 11% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Operational Markup

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

    1.1351× revenue / (cost + opex)verified
    $1 of cost+opex becomes $1.14 of revenue
    Sector median: 1.1719Median range for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Labor Share

    How much of every revenue dollar reaches workers.

    0.2663of revenue → workersapprox.verified
    27¢ of every $1 of revenue reaches workers
    Sector median: 0.1384Bottom 11% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Executive Extraction

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

    316.1× CEO / median workerverified
    CEO earns 316× the median worker
    Sector median: 176.1Top 13% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Shareholder Extraction

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

    3.6183× buybacks+dividends / R&Dverified
    $3.62 to shareholders for every $1 in R&D
    Sector median: 3.4389Median 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.

    0.5956× buybacks+dividends / net incomeverified
    60% of net profit returned to shareholders, 40% reinvested
    Sector median: 0.5332Median range for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0