They're selling corporate assets to make up for the ? 100K dollars flushed down the drain on developing and not producing or selling the 645D. ;-)
Tom C. >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Pentax - Selling HQ and Apparently Drops 645D >Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 23:30:10 -0400 > >Yes. >Paul >On May 9, 2007, at 11:12 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > > This thought may have been offered as I've only looked at a few of > > these posts. It may be that Pentax is taking the same route as many > > have and that's selling certain assets to generate cash in order to > > control more of their stock, thereby hoping to fend off a hostile buy > > out, in this case, by Hoya.(??) > > > > Jack > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> In a message dated 5/9/2007 5:55:23 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> Is selling their valuable Tokyo real estate a way of making Pentax a > >> > >> less desirable target for aquisition? > >> > >> Joe > >> > >> =========== > >> I don't know how corporate stuff works, but I would think it is to > >> cut out > >> overhead and deadwood so on a quarterly report they show more > >> profit. So not > >> necessarily to raise cash, but to decrease debit. Ergo, please > >> investors. Not > >> all stockholders go for a quick cash profit, many like to invest in > >> a > >> well-respected company with long term gains. What Sparx looks for, I > >> have no idea, > >> but it may be the same thing. If they show better a better profit > >> margin, then > >> pressure to merge (by big investors especially) would decrease. > >> > >> Well, that's my best guess about what is going on anyway. > >> > >> Marnie aka Doe > >> > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ************************************** See what's free at > >> http://www.aol.com. > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
