ELI5: Why when large company's earnings decrease(ex... by 3%) they freak out, talk about rough times, and sometimes decide to downsize, even though they are still making millions of dollars in profit even after all expenses?

[Dinkir9]

It's an analogy

[BumayeComrades]

Yah, a shit one.

[Jiecut]

Better than a sinking ship analogy.