Warren Buffett says that investors should «Always try to invest in a company that a monkey could run and
still reward shareholders because eventually a monkey will run it.»
Not exact matches
Notorious for running on a low profit margin, Amazon has
still reaped
rewards for
shareholders as it has bet on new services like voice - controlled computing and has expanded across continents and industries.
When companies pay dividends, they make it possible for
shareholders to increase their positions in the company or maintain their current stake while
still being
rewarded for remaining loyal.
No doubt Tim Cook understands the need to keep activist investors at bay, yet
still reward current
shareholders.
Nevertheless, a company may
still want to
reward or impress its
shareholders.
I make sure they have the policy to
reward shareholders with consistent rising dividends, I make sure their balance sheet is strong, that I think that they will most probably
still be in operation and able to get and keep market shares for the next 5 - 10 years and voila!