its always gasoline companies that make the most profit always.

Amazing..

Oil and Gas are top profitable companies? MS is the only hope in Software Industry?? imm... seems like need to change the career if I can't join MS soon.  :)

nice post, man

I call Bullshit on the oil companies "profits". While they may bring in the most bucks, they also have huge expenditures. When you really want to see how profitable a company is you take a look at their Price-Earnings ratio, or "P/E sheet". Energy companies as whole are not that profitable.

Here's some free help courtesy of Google:

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/price-earningsratio.asp

http://www.investopedia.com/university/peratio/?viewed=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P/E_ratio