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Amazon has done 0 buybacks in the past 30 quarters [0] and is one of the best-performing components of the S&P 500 index. I'm not convinced that all corporate e
by JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
Amazon has done 0 buybacks in the past 30 quarters [0] and is one of the best-performing components of the S&P 500 index. I'm not convinced that all corporate executives are right to assume that the best use of capital is to simply repurchase stock. Look what it's done for Amazon: it's delivered great economic value.
[0]: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-doesnt-buy-back-any-stock-for-30th-straight-quarter-2019-10-25 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-doesnt-buy-back-any...
- jcfrei 7y agoAmazon is in a growing market: e-commerce. Lots of other companies are not.