But does their value have anything to do with that?
I think this is all about debt. The getting and servicing thereof.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:18, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

That what I'm all about.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:19, Reply)

What?

( Kroney, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:21, Reply)

Getting serviced
he loves it.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:27, Reply)

That is what I'm all about.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:19, Reply)

You can say that again.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:20, Reply)

At the Phil.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:21, Reply)

You went into debt for those seats

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:22, Reply)

They were great, though.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:23, Reply)

Seats at the Phil?
Where were they?
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:24, Reply)

I think we've got all the funny we can out of this meme
so you can stop Squeezing.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:31, Reply)

Understood.
Is this the first time a meme has been declared dead?
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:31, Reply)

Dead? It's just got a mild cold.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:34, Reply)

I think it got squashed when a whole load of other memes tried to get in illegally
and then some of the other memes pissed on it and stole it's wallet.

Then it's friends held a minutes silence and cried about it a lot.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:39, Reply)

Bit like Paul Grey then

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:51, Reply)

Oh

( Kroney, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:21, Reply)

The profitablility of a company should have a direct link to their share value
as from the profits the dividends are paid. It's not that simple though because you've got to take into account the value of the share and profitability by the time you plan to sell them.
Companies themselves aren't doing too bad in terms of the cash they've got saved up, in fact they're very good comparing the last 10ish years. The debt is owed by the governments.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:24, Reply)

Profitability and debt are not linked in company results.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:28, Reply)

No but the FTSE100 companies are more profitable and have less debt than the current prices are showing.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:31, Reply)

I am sure you are right.
Because govt's can't service debt this is having a knock on effect to industry.

If the ECB can't support the currency, it means that co's are trading in a currency that may die on it's arse. If that happens then your corporate reserves are for shit too.

It's all to do with confidence. Nothing to do with financials.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 14:34, Reply)