[corkill]

Shareholders benefit from the profits via a rising stock price even if they don't pay out a dividend.

[chrismcb]

Profit isn't directly correlated to share price.

[cercatrova]

They meant profit via sell - buy price, ie personal profit, not company profits.

[rualca]

> 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.

[cercatrova]

They meant profit via sell - buy price, ie personal profit, not company profits.