The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Monday, January 30, 2006  

REAL MONEY
A Billion Here, A Billion There

Net income at Exxon Mobil Corp. in 2005: $36.13 billion.

See also, "Exxon Mobil Posts Largest Annual Profit for U.S. Company," by John Holusha, the New York Times, in which we read:

The earnings come at a time of high gasoline and heating fuel prices that have prompted some political leaders to call for a windfall profits tax on oil companies. But the company said it was reinvesting in exploration and refining capacity to meet the world's need for energy.

Of course that argument would be more convincing if Exxon Mobil weren't paying almost half as much in dividends to shareholders as it is allocating to worldwide capital expenditures. (Note: The linked item doesn't make that point explicitly; you have to do the math yourself.)

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