People seldom makes investments with the intention of losing money. And
people seldom make investments of a reasonable size without doing a little
research first.
What is also interesting is that the value of Pentax's shares has doubled
in the last six months. Somebody should tell the
Haven't heard from Herb Chong in quite a while
Shel
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From: John Forbes
What is also interesting is that the value of Pentax's shares has doubled
in the last six months. Somebody should tell the prophets of doom.
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From: Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Maybe someone who knows more about corporate stuff can than I do can tell
us what this means.
It does mean what it says - somebody thinks Pentax
Herb will eventually explain why this sale is an obvious indication of
Pentax' imminent demise. Doom and darkness are upon us!
Paul
On Dec 18, 2005, at 8:16 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Haven't heard from Herb Chong in quite a while
Shel
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[Original Message]
From: John
John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
People seldom makes investments with the intention of losing money. And
people seldom make investments of a reasonable size without doing a little
research first.
What is also interesting is that the value of Pentax's shares has doubled
in the last six
Den 18. des. 2005 kl. 15.39 skrev Mark Roberts:
John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
People seldom makes investments with the intention of losing
money. And
people seldom make investments of a reasonable size without doing
a little
research first.
What is also interesting is that the
On 12/18/05, Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Haven't heard from Herb Chong in quite a while
I'll give it a go. g
SPARX is buying 20% of Pentax to get a board seat, from which it will
influence the complete sale of Pentax to Samsung. Once the
acquisition is complete, SPARX will
Buying big chunks of existing stock does not help the company much.
Buying a new issue provides them with working funds. 20%+ of existing
stock looks like the start of a hostile takeover. Of course it could
just be that they see Pentax as a good investment right now.
graywolf
I quite agree, but a higher stock price allows a company to borrow money
more cheaply; it makes it more difficult to take over, and it's a sign of
confidence.
JOhn
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:53:55 -, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Buying big chunks of existing stock does not help the
On 18 Dec 2005 at 21:15, John Forbes wrote:
I quite agree, but a higher stock price allows a company to borrow money
more cheaply; it makes it more difficult to take over, and it's a sign of
confidence.
Was the negotiated stock price above or below the trading price they had been
trading
I didn't see any mention of the price.
John
On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:44:31 -, Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On 18 Dec 2005 at 21:15, John Forbes wrote:
I quite agree, but a higher stock price allows a company to borrow money
more cheaply; it makes it more difficult to take
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=16312496
Maybe someone who knows more about corporate stuff can than I do can
tell us what this means.
Joe
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036message=16312496
Maybe someone who knows more about corporate stuff can than I do can
tell us what this means.
What I've learned about corporate stuff is that there are a hell of a lot of
liars in corporations. I do know that the stock
Joe,
Most corporations that have somebody else buy 20% of their stock start
looking over their shoulders at what the investor has in mind. Are
they buying to force the company to split up or merge with another
corporation? But I know nothing about Japanese corporate culture...
Regards, Bob S.
Sometimes purchases like this are a good thing. For example, the Texas
Pacific Group, a private investment firm, purchased a large stake in Ducati
back in 1996. Ducati used the money as working capital and TPG got them to
tighten up their operation, improve their quality control, and get back on
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