Comparing to overall profits is necessary when the discussion is about whether the penalty financially screws Monsanto's shareholders over. Nowhere in the paren

Comparing to overall profits is necessary when the discussion is about whether the penalty financially screws Monsanto's shareholders over. Nowhere in the parent thread is there a discussion going on about whether this is an appropriate penalty, just whether or not it "screws" Monsanto - in the context of their 2015 earnings statement, it's obviously not.