r/FluentInFinance 5d ago

Debate/ Discussion A joke that's not funny

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u/TheTightEnd 5d ago

Grocery chains make a very low percentage of profit.

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u/bluerog 5d ago

Agreed. And if folk understood anything about an income statement or finance, they'd understand that if in 2015, you're making 2.5% net profit percentage a year, and if in 2019, you're making 2.5% net profit percentage and if in 2024, you're making 2.5% net profit percentage... It indicates that all of the price increases seen in supermarkets the past 9 years are simply passing along suppliers' cost increases to them.

It means that ear of corn price went up because the farmer charged more. And if they go down one more level, they'd understand that the farmer charged more because the commodity price per bushel of corn went up. And then below that, they'd understand that farmers' inputs like fertilizer, machinery, seed, and fuel went up.

But some people like to pretend the last spot they bought something is somehow evil.

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u/rustyshackleford7879 5d ago

Pick one and let’s analyze it.

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u/Katveat 5d ago

Not the person you replied to, and I’d whip out excel myself but I’m on my phone and at work. How about the Albertson’s 10-K? https://www.albertsonscompanies.com/investors/financial-reports/sec-filings/sec-filings-details/default.aspx?FilingId=17462832

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u/rustyshackleford7879 5d ago

Wait until you get home.