Lay Off. Why?

I sympathize with company who are not doing well in the current situation, but can’t agree to their decision on lay-off of employees.
My simple question to CEO and front runner of those companies is that how much % of profit you have shared with your employee when you were flourishing? I am sure that average ratio would not have been more than 15% to 20% [pardon me if I am quoting this on higher side]. If that be the case, why when things are not falling in place, you pass buck to Employee and make him share 100% loss by virtue of giving them a pink slip!
How much just and “humanness” is there in doing so! [I am sounding idealistic in this “pragmatic” corporate word]
Note:
This is just to share my views and there is no intention to blame any company.