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by adam_arthur 1149 days ago
Yes, they waited until the share price was close to 0 to start selling rather than when it spiked to 20. Note the dates in what you quoted versus their stock chart.

If they had actually sold earlier when the stock was largely mispriced to the upside, they may have been able to turn it around. Good capital management is raising money when you dont need it in preparation for time that you do… not panic selling as your stock is already on the verge of bankruptcy.

My commentary was exactly that. That companies should raise when their stock is fundamentally overvalued. There are hundreds of companies out there that sure wished they had raised in 2021. Many of them are likely to follow in BBBY’s footsteps

Really poor execution by CFOs across the board. I think a combination of being overly optimistic, plus personal incentives against lowering the share price in the short term (Stock based comp, board may be short term oriented and decide to fire you, etc).

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Companies will not find unlimited liquidity at given share prices.