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		george_w_kush on March 24, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Block loses 20% of value as Hindenburg Research al... when valuing a company you generally look at cash flows and expectations of future cash flows. a company with $1 billion in the bank is worth less than $1 billion if they're posting annual net income of -$300mm

mschuster91 on March 24, 2023 [–]

> and expectations of future cash flows

I'd summarize that under "liabilities"... but even then, a company can be dissolved to stop the outflow of cash and the assets sold at market value.

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