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Here's why a lot of them do it

Posted on: March 17, 2020 at 20:06:03 CT
Mormad MU
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Executives get performance bonuses tied to "metrics". One of the most common ones used is "earnings per share". If you reduce the outstanding share quantity, you increase the EPS without any increase in actual performance, and voila, those performance bonuses kick in.

Some of them use buybacks to support share prices in the market. Some of them do it because there's no decent commercial paper to buy to park their short term cash.
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If what I read is true - meatiger MU - 3/17 19:33:35
     i'm reading this thread thinking about the fallout if Trump - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 20:00:54
          not all of them would - ashtray UF - 3/17 20:02:05
               bully on, then, Godspeed (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 20:05:13
     96% of all returned cash flow in the last decade - MrBlueSky MU - 3/17 19:56:46
          what is "returned cash flow"? (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/17 20:08:12
          Link(nm) - tman MU - 3/17 19:59:09
               RE: Link(nm) - MrBlueSky MU - 3/17 20:03:44
                    Maybe you shouldnt lie. TDS is strong with you(nm) - tman MU - 3/17 20:05:20
                         Christ, dude. You are seriously ****ing retarded - MrBlueSky MU - 3/17 20:09:43
                              With you yes. You are just like Ace. You twist - tman MU - 3/17 20:21:59
                              RE: Christ, dude. You are seriously ****ing retarded - meatiger MU - 3/17 20:15:37
                                   tman pulls the look it up **** all the time. - MrBlueSky MU - 3/17 20:17:42
                                        You actually got caught. In was an Obama era - tman MU - 3/17 20:23:24
                              RE: Christ, dude. You are seriously ****ing retarded - meatiger MU - 3/17 20:14:58
                         What do you expect? It's in their DNA(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 3/17 20:08:32
                              You are hands down the biggest clown on here. - MrBlueSky MU - 3/17 20:10:49
     Let me ask you this - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/17 19:39:26
          So taxpayers should foot their bill now?(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/17 19:44:08
               No, but you asked why they did it - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/17 19:46:45
                    Here's why a lot of them do it - Mormad MU - 3/17 20:06:03
                    They should very much be allowed to sell their stock - meatiger MU - 3/17 19:49:30
                         Read your OP - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/17 19:52:03
                              I am suggesting - meatiger MU - 3/17 20:00:07
                                   I can't keep doing this - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 3/17 20:05:37
                                        The airlines have been asking for bailout from government - meatiger MU - 3/17 20:08:53
                                             And they should not get one. But companies also - tman MU - 3/17 20:28:16
                              because he's passive aggressive and nearly never flat out - 90Tiger STL - 3/17 19:57:38
     Even you can figure that one out.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 3/17 19:38:31
     I'm not an economist, but I don't think it's a good time - dangertim MU - 3/17 19:38:25
          If it gets them through this - meatiger MU - 3/17 19:46:20
               No, not from a cash-generation perspective, it's not - Mormad MU - 3/17 20:57:15
          wasn't a good time to buy it when they did, either (nm) - ashtray UF - 3/17 19:39:01
               how else were they going to artificially inflate their stock - dangertim MU - 3/17 19:45:25
     why do you think? - ashtray UF - 3/17 19:36:38
          Why should taxpayers bail them out - meatiger MU - 3/17 19:39:36
               they shouldn't - ashtray UF - 3/17 19:42:17
                    Yeah. Heard that by Trump at lunch time - meatiger MU - 3/17 19:45:16
     RE: If what I read is true - *M* KC - 3/17 19:35:01




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