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They are not making money, are they?
by throwaway4good 5y ago
They are not making money, are they?
- 1270018080 5y agoThey have had positive net income in a handful of quarters in their existence, but not recently.
- samwillis 5y agoYes they are, they have just announced a $4B stock buyback. They are a “dividend” stock without proper dividends. Not everything needs to be a growth stock. Having said that 10% down in 10 years isn’t great, especially with where the rest of tech has gone in that time.
- xmprt 5y agoIf their main way distributing profits to investors is through stock buybacks then that would mean that their stock should have grown right? 10% down without real dividends is terrible.
- dktp 5y agoIn what way are they a dividend stock? They don't pay dividends and despite share buyback stock is down since IPO
- nradov 5y agoFrom an investor standpoint, dividends and stock buybacks are roughly equivalent. Both are ways of returning cash to investors. Buybacks can be more tax efficient for investors using taxable accounts.
- PKop 5y agoI don't think the confusion is around the concept, but the characterization of "them" as an instance of one, given the stock has performed terribly. They are simply in no way that matters a "dividend stock" literally or figuratively. Many are familiar with the concept of buybacks, but Twitter seems to be a "growth" stock that hasn't grown.
- PKop 5y ago>isn't great It's terrible
- todd8 5y agoEven flat for 10 years isn't great.
- gpapilion 5y agoIt’s more about growth. Twitter isn’t growing as it should be. If they were able to show strong user growth, revenue would follow as would the stock price. There are folks who love twitter, and those who prefer images. The larger segment is those who prefer images.