It may also be that you realize that your shareholders know better how to invest the money than you do. If, as a company, you feel that the thing you’ve been d

It may also be that you realize that your shareholders know better how to invest the money than you do. If, as a company, you feel that the thing you’ve been doing won’t be relevant in the future, you can either try to do new stuff, or give money back to shareholders so THEY can do new stuff.