[dsnr]

> enter a sort of maintenance mode

There exists such a mode: it's called dividend distribution. But currently DBX and many other tech companies aren't paying any dividends to stock holders. So if it's not growing and not paying dividends, what is the company doing?

[bravetraveler]

Providing goods/services. Perhaps the qualifier "being publicly traded" will help

[bink]

I think the question is more for investors. If the company isn't growing and isn't paying a dividend, why would I buy shares?

[ryanalam]

In that instance you’d be looking for free cash flow, and Dropbox has a lot of it.

https://investors.dropbox.com/static-files/df1fe33d-3995-452...

[HDThoreaun]

If its not being returned to shareholders its worthless

[bravetraveler]

I bring attention the qualifier; if it's not performing and likely won't be, why is it traded?

A company that is relatively stable and holds no grand world-domination-to-feed-shareholder plans is still nice