Re:Starboard to Start Proxy Fight to Remove Yahoo’s Board
by profeta on Thursday March 24, 2016 @03:12PM
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> But don't listen to me, if you believe in Yahoo go buy some shares. If you're right you'll make a ton of money.
well, probably not because they are succeeding in crashing the company as it is.
Also, if you look at the "deal" those "activist investors" are pushing to get that money, it will pay only to shares acquired before date X. So even if i knew their scheme was going to pay off, they already made sure to rig the game.
Re:Starboard to Start Proxy Fight to Remove Yahoo’s Board
by jonknee on Friday March 25, 2016 @10:40AM
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> Also, if you look at the "deal" those "activist investors" are pushing to get that money, it will pay only to shares acquired before date X. So even if i knew their scheme was going to pay off, they already made sure to rig the game.
Umm, that would be illegal. If you own shares before a deal is announced you are definitely part of the deal. No exceptions.
It's not stagnant (or profitable), it's declining and the prospects for the future are even worse. In 2015, their core businesses lost money every quarter. It would have some value separated from the valuable part of the company (BABA), but the fear is that management will continue to fuck it up and destroy any remaining value. Hence the current negative valuation.
But don't listen to me, if you believe in Yahoo go buy some shares. If you're right you'll make a ton of money.