Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company
by Klathmon on Friday August 02, 2019 @01:05PM
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I think the idea is that if they think they are "undervalued", they can buy the stock back now for X and sell it for >X later to raise more cash for when they need it.
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Re:Alphabet overtakes Apple to become most cash-rich company
by nostrademons on Friday August 02, 2019 @01:55PM
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Or just that they can buy more shares in the buyback for the same amount of cash. All of the per-share fundamentals will go up more in that case, because there are fewer shares outstanding. Eventually, if the stock is truly undervalued, the market will realize it as shares are taken off the market and ownership is concentrated among those who recognize the value of the business, and the stock price will pop upwards.