> Shareholders benefit from the profits via a rising stock price (...) They really don't. That's not how stock works. Paying dividends is the only way the comp

> Shareholders benefit from the profits via a rising stock price (...) They really don't. That's not how stock works. Paying dividends is the only way the company's profits get to the pockets of shareholders. The rest is just speculation which nowadays is largely unrelated with performance.