Shareholders Are Not Owners
Investors are certainly technically able to call themselves 'owners' if they like, but the entire point of a corporation is to spread ownership and liability. Shareholders are invited to annual meetings, and are able to vote on certain items, but they do not usually have outsized influence without banding together in extreme ways.
There are times, however, where this balance shifts, and shareholders take control. One of the most talked about was the recent takeover of $Twitter (Delisted) (TWTR.US)$ by Elon Musk. Whatever you think of his changes, Musk has approached the company with the priority of making money (he bought it for 44 billion - would probably be nice to see some return on that investment). The site is now increasingly monetized, and is moving towards positive cash flow. They've achieved this by keeping a tight eye on the bottom line, cutting lots of jobs, closing a data center, etc. The investor has literally become the owner, and while the company may generate a lot of revenue, the user experience has definitely suffered. It'll be interesting to see if Twitter can actually be cash-flow positive this quarter, as projected by Musk.
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