The rankings are based on Sales vs. Market Value (Price*Nr. of Shares) which are two very different measures of a company.
Microsoft had sales of $23bn and profits of $9bn. Their sales numbers are not in the top 100 but the Market looks at the profits, plus expected growth, and gives Microsoft a Mkt Cap of $400bn. Looking at sales vs. market cap is deceptive as Wal-Mart has sales of $166bn but, with grocery-chain like margins, has a profit of $5.3 billion and a MktCap of $231bn.
Combine that with the fact that we are comparing a company's yearly sales to the GDP of a country to determine which is bigger and the comparison gets more confusing. I would rather own a country, and its military *grin*, with $100bn/year GDP than own a low margin retail chain that had Sales if $100bn.
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Building on his experience with wheelchairs the inventor decided his next invention would be a mass market transportation device. A levitating scooter might be able to hit his price point of $2,000. The scooter would be powered by magnetic levitation rails in the ground. This explains why Jobs is quoted as saying: 'If enough people see the machine you won't have to convince them to architect cities around it. It'll just happen.'
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How about Copyright Royalty Arbitration Panel?
Which is a scene-for-scene remake of Luc Besson's French file La Femme Nikita.
Also, Besson directed 'The Professional' starring Jean Reno and a [soon to be considered] attractive 12 year old girl named Natalie Portman.
Forgive me if there is a 'cleaner' in Pulp Fiction as I took this kharma-whoring opportunity to mention Natalie Portman in a post.
The rankings are based on Sales vs. Market Value (Price*Nr. of Shares) which are two very different measures of a company.
Microsoft had sales of $23bn and profits of $9bn. Their sales numbers are not in the top 100 but the Market looks at the profits, plus expected growth, and gives Microsoft a Mkt Cap of $400bn. Looking at sales vs. market cap is deceptive as Wal-Mart has sales of $166bn but, with grocery-chain like margins, has a profit of $5.3 billion and a MktCap of $231bn.
Combine that with the fact that we are comparing a company's yearly sales to the GDP of a country to determine which is bigger and the comparison gets more confusing. I would rather own a country, and its military *grin*, with $100bn/year GDP than own a low margin retail chain that had Sales if $100bn.
This used to take me 4 floppies.
Proper use of the subjunctive.
Building on his experience with wheelchairs the inventor decided his next invention would be a mass market transportation device. A levitating scooter might be able to hit his price point of $2,000. The scooter would be powered by magnetic levitation rails in the ground. This explains why Jobs is quoted as saying: 'If enough people see the machine you won't have to convince them to architect cities around it. It'll just happen.'