On 7 Aug, 00:56, wrote:

Yes, a profitable company. Even then, their labyrinthine accounting
structures seemingly display only a selected part of the real
profits.

no sh1t sherlock..

they declare just enough for the market boys to keep the share prices
up i.e. a corporate "all is well" signal - just like the bankers -
"oooh we made a bit sure but no don't be silly, we can't pay you back
anything just yet" maybe soon......

great stuff!

Jim K