The absolute value doesn't mean much. It's where it's going that affects the stock price. VMW had declining profits (with increasing revenues) for 5 quarters i

The absolute value doesn't mean much. It's where it's going that affects the stock price. VMW had declining profits (with increasing revenues) for 5 quarters in a row now. That is very bad. https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=bvg&chs=323x200&chbh=18&chdlp=t&chls&chg=0%2C25&chm=D%2C990033%2C2%2C-1%2C3%7Cs%2C990033%2C2%2C-1%2C5&chdl=Revenue%7CNet%20income%7CProfit%20margin%20(%25)&chco=0066FF%2CFF9900%2C990033&chds=0%2C2000%2C0%2C2000%2C0%2C100&chxt=x%2Cx%2Cy%2Cr&chxl=0%3A%7C2011%7C2011%7C2012%7C2012%7C2012%7C1%3A%7CQ3%7CQ4%7CQ1%7CQ2%7CQ3%7C2%3A%7C0%7C500%7C1000%7C1500%7C2000%7C3%3A%7C0%25%7C25%25%7C50%25%7C75%25%7C100%25&chd=t2%3A941.86298%2C1060.302%2C1055.182%2C1123.026%2C1133.684%7C177.53799%2C200.42799%2C191.436%2C191.729%2C156.76801%7C18.849663%2C18.902916%2C18.142462%2C17.072535%2C13.828192 https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?cht=bvg&chs=323x200&#...