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> ”Note the subtle shift” It’s not subtle. It’s overt & being externally communicated. Wall Street this past year began crushing non-profitable companies. Th
by alberth 3y ago
> ”Note the subtle shift”
It’s not subtle. It’s overt & being externally communicated.
Wall Street this past year began crushing non-profitable companies.
The pendulum has swung back from the years where growth was all that mattered.
It’s now back to focus on profitability.
The pendulum will swing back again at some point as well.
It’s cyclical.
- isignal 3y agoMicrosoft, Facebook, google, Apple, Amazon etc are all hugely profitable companies. If anyone can afford to ride out wall streets short term thinking, it is them.
- throwup238 3y agoThe executives running the companies can't afford it. Their bonuses depend on meeting certain expectations.
- nova22033 3y agoWall Street this past year began crushing non-profitable companies. i.e. people stopped buying shares in non-profitable companies.. would you want stock in non-profitable companies in your retirement account? I wouldn't
- x86x87 3y agoDo you want stocks in companies that are profitable but do so at the expense of their own future?