alt Hacker NewsThe profit margin doesn't include things like CEO salary, correct? I could see a scenario where the issue is still corporate greed just not greed that's measured by profit.
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MattGaiser • 01/17/2025
Executive pay is such a tiny fraction that eliminating it would be lost in period to period fluctuations.
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All employee compensation, including CEO and board of directors, is included in the expenses used to calculate profit margin.
Profit margin is all revenue minus all expenses.