• angarabebesi
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        3 years ago

        Public corporations usually do accounting tricks in the opposite direction. They inflate profits to increase the stock price.

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          3 years ago

          Stock price is not very much affected by profits (unless a projection, which are usually understated, is missed by a lot, and even then it rebounds quickly)

          Having worked for a couple fortune 100 corps, usually sales are overstated and profits understated.