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by klysm 1186 days ago
Because we’ve set up the incentive structures to make growth the most important thing. Shares increase when you grow - the revenue barely matters to the people in control
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AMZN is down almost 40% over the past year, so if that's the purpose, I'm not sure the strategy is working.
At growth companies, share price tends to track future revenue.
This is mostly because capital gains is taxed less than income.