[joecot]

The point of a company should be to benefit the people who work for it. Reinvesting money into a company can help with growth, but as they say, it's a risk. The point of the company is the workers, so there's nothing lost by just ... giving the money to the workers. If it's time to look for growth, they can reinvest it. Being profitable gives that flexibility. But if you're not an investor driven or publicly traded company, contrary to popular wisdom, the line doesn't always have to go up. Sometimes sustained customer base or just slight growth is enough.