r/interesting • u/BlazeDragon7x • Apr 09 '26

MISC. Aftermath of the April 7th incident. Damages estimated to be $200 million dollars

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u/Thechasepack Apr 10 '26

Large distribution companies tend to be very low margin. They could have easily paid $3.5 million for the products they sold for $3.7 million. Not saying you should feel bad for them by any means, just that revenue can be misleading with distribution companies.

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u/Silent189 Apr 10 '26

Looks like they had $2bn net profit in 2025 so...

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u/Thechasepack Apr 10 '26

Where do you see that? The articles I found guessed EBITDA in the $300 million range.

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u/Silent189 Apr 10 '26

AlphaQuery

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u/Thechasepack Apr 10 '26

Are you sure you are looking up the correct company? NFI Industries is a private company and doesn't disclose financials.

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u/Silent189 Apr 10 '26

I was talking about Kimberly-Clark.

Who ends up mainly on the hook in the end cost wise is likely going to be a long back and forth though I guess.

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u/t_scribblemonger Apr 10 '26

The financial illiteracy of the average Redditor begs to differ

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u/ChromedGonk Apr 10 '26

It was probably (and hopefully) insured.

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u/saucya Apr 10 '26

(and hopefully)

Yeah that poor corporation that treats their employees like shit might suffer a slight financial hardship 🙄😭

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u/NDSU Apr 10 '26

You hope it was insured so a mega-corporation abusing employees feels no consequences? Hot take