This is terribly misleading. Net income is income after expenses. And the settlement is also being paid out over 25 years, which further dilutes the impact. It is 9.3% of their revenue for the current year, spread out over 25 years! So that works out to 0.37% of their revenue per year. That's already absurd, but now factor in inflation and revenue growth, and it's going to end up being a completely negligible figure per year.
This would like if you earn 100k per year and after all of your rent/food/gas and other expenses were paid for, you had $10k left. And you were fined $5k, which you were able to payout at a rate of $200 per year for the next 25 years. For causing cancer and other diseases to tens of thousands of people.
This would like if you earn 100k per year and after all of your rent/food/gas and other expenses were paid for, you had $10k left. And you were fined $5k, which you were able to payout at a rate of $200 per year for the next 25 years. For causing cancer and other diseases to tens of thousands of people.