That's okay. Thanks for "edumacating" me!Rocketman was comparing Apple's profits with Microsoft's profits, indicating that Microsoft's profits are more than six times higher. I was pointing out that on an EPS basis, Microsoft's profits are 44% lower than Apple's. Sorry, I failed to make that clear.
Here's a summary for us dimwits:
Apple
EPS $0.87
Sales $5.26B ^20%
Profit $770 million ^177%
Microsoft
EPS $0.49 ^72% (.56x Apple)
Sales $14.4B ^32% (2.73x Apple)
Profit $4.9 Billion ^65.5% (6.36x Apple)