I posted this in response to another one of the “my company is saying they're having record profits but they're not giving us a raise” posts. I felt it deserved it's own post.
The companies books should have no influence over what you decide is best for you. If you feel you are not receiving a fair market value for your labor then leave. You can't go to them and show your books to receive a raise so the inverse is just as ridiculous.
Every companies #1 priority is to turn the highest profit they possibly can. They will always try and balance their pay rates and, moreso, their employee morale in a whole to come up with just the right equation for maximum profits. YOU ARE NO MORE THAN AN EQUATION TO THEM. Stop trying to add human factors to an algorithm. Pay and benefits are fought for and bargained by either the individual or a union. When there is a change in the amount of qualified workers, or the production of the workers, the machine that is a corporation will step in and correct if necessary.