Without access to their books, it&#x27;s hard to evaluate their actual profit. But, later in the article there is this quote:<p>&quot;The Adolfsens claim that theirs is 3.5 percent, but Herning calls that figure “highly unlikely. All the other refugee companies that I’ve looked at have a much higher profit margin.” She says that in handling revenue from nursery schools and nursing homes, the Adolfsens have played a shell game, shifting profits from one business within their conglomerate to another. “I wouldn’t be surprised if they were doing that for Hero as well,” she says.&quot;<p>Also, quick searches seem to indicate that for-profit prisons (in the US at least), an analogous industry, have profit margins significantly north of 3.5%. [1] I wouldn&#x27;t be surprised if the actual profit margins for the refugee care companies, when all subsidiaries are included, are between 5-10%.<p>I don&#x27;t know if there&#x27;s a perfect solution to refugee care that optimizes spending and societal harmony, but private enterprises running the show with close government oversight (and no shell games), seems like a somewhat happy middle ground.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;id&#x2F;48675641" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnbc.com&#x2F;id&#x2F;48675641</a>