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0 pointsdevman01y ago0 comments

Not just making money, but making more money than they did last year, forever.

Like a company can't just be cool with the fact that they serve a profitable market niche and gainfully employ people. Investors need capital gains and won't just be satisfied with getting reliable dividends!

Stock buy backs ruined corporate governance...

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positr0n1y ago· 2 in thread

What different effects do stock buybacks have on corporate governance compared to dividends?

My understanding is both return $X/share of capital to shareholders, buybacks are just more tax efficient, flexible, and a little more difficult to see the direct effect of.

devman0OP1y ago

Dividends get taxed immediately, so there is more pressure to reinvest profits in the company to find organic growth which is captured as capital gains instead. That reinvestment can take a lot of different forms like R&D, training, hiring, etc.

positr0n1y ago

Makes sense, but weren't you just saying that the desire for constant growth/capital gains is a bad thing?

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