Comment on Mark Cuban says bailed out companies should never be allowed to buy back stocksparentComments−formercoder6yNo, it’s retained earnings ending balance = retained earnings beginning balance + net income - dividendsNothing about dividends vs buybacks has to do with where the cash comes from.−rumanator6yNone of the elements of your equation reflects borrowed cash. In fact, you acknowledge that dividends are drawn from earnings. So what's your point?
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No, it’s retained earnings ending balance = retained earnings beginning balance + net income - dividends
Nothing about dividends vs buybacks has to do with where the cash comes from.
None of the elements of your equation reflects borrowed cash. In fact, you acknowledge that dividends are drawn from earnings. So what's your point?