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6 of 6 ratios computed · receipts verified server-side

Idiot Index
79
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.

    1.8701× revenue / costverified
    $1 of cost becomes $1.87 of revenue
    Sector median: 2.2294Bottom 25% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Operational Markup

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

    1.4418× revenue / (cost + opex)verified
    $1 of cost+opex becomes $1.44 of revenue
    Sector median: 1.3027Top 21% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Labor Share

    How much of every revenue dollar reaches workers.

    0.0122of revenue → workersapprox.verified
    1¢ of every $1 of revenue reaches workers
    Sector median: 0.2237Top 8% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Executive Extraction

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

    361.1× CEO / median workerverified
    CEO earns 361× the median worker
    Sector median: 237.8Top 24% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Shareholder Extraction

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

    2.2932× buybacks+dividends / R&Dverified
    $2.29 to shareholders for every $1 in R&D
    Sector median: 0.6473Top 20% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0
  • Capital Extraction

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

    0.8762× buybacks+dividends / net incomeverified
    88% of net profit returned to shareholders, 12% reinvested
    Sector median: 0.6080Top 25% for extraction in sector
    FY 2023v1.0.0