Comment on LinkedIn Wants More Cash, Offers to Sell $1.15B Worth of StockparentComments−jwheeler7913yGAAP earnings == earnings in the context of the parent posts. Just because you slap a fancy acronym in front of the word "earnings" doesn't make it any different. However, revenue != profit. And, a 1% profit margin is pretty shitty friend.−pbreit13ygaap earnings are not the same as earnings and are frequently mis-leading for this type of company.A small profit margin is almost devoid of meaning for a company not trying to generate profits.
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GAAP earnings == earnings in the context of the parent posts. Just because you slap a fancy acronym in front of the word "earnings" doesn't make it any different. However, revenue != profit. And, a 1% profit margin is pretty shitty friend.
gaap earnings are not the same as earnings and are frequently mis-leading for this type of company.
A small profit margin is almost devoid of meaning for a company not trying to generate profits.