I always take "profits" with a grain of salt. It is so easy to manipulate them and in the end they are a highly leveraged statistic. For example, this "stagge

I always take "profits" with a grain of salt. It is so easy to manipulate them and in the end they are a highly leveraged statistic. For example, this "staggering" drop in profits is attributed to one time "workforce restructuring charges" ie a tax write down rather than changes in operating revenue and expenses.